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Case study · MSHA Record #219960080002
Welder (Shop) fatality
December 6, 1995 at 4:00 PM
Burning Star #2 Mine
· Consolidation Coal Company
· Perry County, IL
Investigator narrative
ACCIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION- EE WAS CLIMBING AND CUTTING STRUCTURE (METAL), WHEN THE STRUCTURE HE WAS TIED TO RIPPED AWAY AND HIS SAFETY ROPE DID NOT HOLD.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
- Activity at time
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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