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Case study · MSHA Record #219960430232
Outside Foreman fatality
October 30, 1995 at 1:20 PM
BLACK BEAR PREPARATION PLANT
· Mingo Logan Coal Company
· Mingo County, WV
Investigator narrative
EE WAS CUTTING A 22" DIA. OAK TREE, APPROX.45 FT IN HEIGHT. PRIOR TO CUTTING THIS TREE A 5" DIA. TREE LOCATED UP THE HILL FROM THE 22" OAK HAD BEEN CUT AND WAS LODGED IN THE TOP OF THE 22" OAK . WHEN THE 22" OAK WAS CUT AND BEGAN FALLING THE5" TREE DID NOT FALL FREE, BUT WAS LIFTED WITH THE 22" OAK. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE 5" TREE TO SWING AROUND HITTING EE IN THE HEAD AND KNOCKING
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 22 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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