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Case study · MSHA Record #219941960001

Maintenance Man fatality

June 30, 1994 at 9:35 AM
York Branch Mine · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Bell County, KY
Investigator narrative
EE WAS USING A BOOM TRUCK TO PLACE A TIRE ON A 773-B DUMP TRUCK CAT. THE TIRE SLIPPED AND PINNED THE EE AGAINST THE BOOM TRUCK.
Record details
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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