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Case study · MSHA Record #219962820001
Shuttle Car Operator fatality
September 30, 1996 at 1:45 PM
No 1
· Cedar Point Mining Inc
· Mingo County, WV
Investigator narrative
TWO 21SC SHUTTLE CARS COLLIDED WITH NO 1 SC GOING INTO DECK OF NO.2, HITTING VICTIM AND INJURINGHIM. HE EXPIRED AT THE ST. MARY'S HOSPITAAL, HUNTINGTON WV. EXACT TIME STILL UNKNOWN (ABOUT 6 TO 7 PM)
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- OTHER INJURY,NEC
- Body part affected
- LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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