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Case study · MSHA Record #219991720124
Fatal mining incident
June 8, 1999 at 11:45 AM
Hwm Job #21
· Mining Technologies Inc
· Pike County, KY
Investigator narrative
EE DROPPED 5 PEOPLE AT THE HIGHWALL MINER SITE & PROCEEDED TO GO REFUEL WHILE THEY WERE TOURING THE OPERATION. HE TRAVELED APPROX 1/2 MILE AND STRUCK SOME POWERLINES. THE HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO A PREVIOUSLY MINED COAL PIT. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND EE WAS FATALLY INJURED.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- AUGER
- Source of injury
- VEHICLES,NEC
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Experience in this job
- 33 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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