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Case study · MSHA Record #219952130224
Bulldozer Operator fatality
July 25, 1995 at 8:00 AM
Purco Strip
· Purco Coal Inc
· Fayette County, PA
Investigator narrative
MINER WAS INVOLVED IN CLEARING OPERATIONS. LOGS WERE CONNECTED BY A CHOKER CHAIN TO A CAT D9-G DOZER WHICH THEN DRAGGED THE LOGS TO A COLLECTION AREA. A LOG WAS BEING DRAGGED WHEN THE END CLOS EST TO THE CHOKER CHAIN WEDGED UP AGAINST A TREE STUMP. THE FREE END OF THE LOG WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK THE MINER IN THE BACK AS HE WAS WALKING IN THE WORK AREA.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- WOOD ITEMS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 23 years
- Experience at this mine
- 18 years
- Experience in this job
- 23 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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