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Case study · MSHA Record #219980230036

Maintenance Man fatality

January 15, 1998 at 7:30 AM
Mine No 2 · Dominion Coal Corporation · Buchanan County, VA
Investigator narrative
THE EE WAS RIDING IN THE OUTBY END OF THE TRACK [MANTRIP] VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SHIFT, WHEN THE MANTRIP WAS STRUCK BY A TRACK SUPPLY CAR. THE SUPPLY CAR WAS BEING PULLED TO THE SUR FACE BY AN 8-TON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN THE CAR APPARENTLY BECAME UNCOUPLED.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time
Mantrip
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
25 years
Experience at this mine
3 years
Experience in this job
8 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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