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Case study · MSHA Record #219942420001
Prep Plant Foreman fatality
August 18, 1994 at 11:35 AM
Preparation Plant
· Whitaker Coal Corp
· Perry County, KY
Investigator narrative
OPERATING UTILITY TRUCK ON WHITAKER COAL CORPORATION HAUL ROAD. TRUCK RAN INTO BERM, TURNED ON SIDE AND CAUGHT FIRE.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Activity at time
- Utility Truck, Water Trucks
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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