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Case study · MSHA Record #219942200267

Bulldozer Operator fatality

July 28, 1994 at 11:20 AM
No 07 Surface · Hobet Mining Inc · Logan County, WV
Investigator narrative
THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED A PICK-UP TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 10 FT. IN FRONT OF A 170 WABCO. HE APPARENTLY DID NOT MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN TO THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER PULLED FORWARD FATALLY INJURING THE VIC TIM.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
16 years
Experience in this job
10 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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