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Case study · MSHA Record #220000070016

Laborer fatality

December 21, 1999 at 9:30 AM
Boone Quarry · Sterling Materials · Gallatin County, KY
Investigator narrative
FROM PRELIMINARY: THE VICTIM WAS IN THE AREA OF AN UNGUARDED SELF-CLEANING TAIL PULLEY OF A DISCHARGE BELT FOR A PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SHAFT, PULLING HIM I NTO THE CONVEYOR BELT.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Source of injury
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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