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Case study · MSHA Record #219951740037
Fatal mining incident
June 2, 1995 at 10:30 AM
Mammoth Coal Co. Surface Mine
· Dunn Coal & Dock Company
· Kanawha County, WV
Investigator narrative
EE WAS FATLLY INJURED WHILE CUTTING A TREE DOWN.THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING APPARENTLY WAS ENTANGLEDWITH A LARGE DEAD TREE. WHEN THE TREE THAT HE WAS CUTTING FELL, IT UPROOTED THE DEAD TREE CAUSIN G IT TO FALL AND STRIKE HIM - THUS FATALLY INJURING HIM.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- TRUNK,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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