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Case study · MSHA Record #219992910001
Maintenance Man fatality
September 19, 1999 at 5:00 PM
Virginia Pocahontas 1
· Island Creek Coal Company
· Buchanan County, VA
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD POWER ASSEMBLIES. WHEN HE REACHED FOR CRANE CABLE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. AS HE FELL FROM THE FLAT BED TRUCK HE GRABBED HOLD OF TWO POWER ASSEMBLIES PULLING T HEM DOWN ON TOP OF HIM RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- MCH PWR TRNSMSN APPR,NEC
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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