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Case study · MSHA Record #219943200001
Laborer fatality
November 1, 1994 at 5:30 PM
No 6
· North Star Contractors Inc
· Martin County, KY
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE EITHER TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO BELT OR FELL ONTO BELT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS BELT WHILE USING THE TAILPIECE SPILL PLATES AS SUPPORTS. EMPLOYEE STRUCK TAILPIECE SPILL PLATE AND 1ST RO LLER OUTBY TAILPIECE CONTINUED DOWN #2 BELT TO #2 BELT DRIVE DISCHARGE ROLLER WHERE HE WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE BELT AND TOP. HE EITHER FELL OR WAS THROWN INTO #1 BELT TAILPIECE AND CONTINUED
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Cross Over (Conveyor)
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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