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Case study · MSHA Record #219942070058

Laborer fatality

July 20, 1994 at 7:00 AM
Dora #6 · Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Jefferson County, PA
Investigator narrative
WHILE PULLING THE MINE TRACTOR UP THE SLOPE, THE ROPE CAME UNHOOKED FROM THE INBY TRACTOR. THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO HOOK IT BACK UP. THE VICTIM'S TRACTOR STARTED MOVING AND CAUGHT HI M AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE OTHER TRACTOR, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Couple Or Uncouple Mine Car
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
28 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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