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Case study · MSHA Record #220140920009

Safety Director fatality

February 28, 2014 at 1:30 PM
East Coast Mines & Materials · Suffolk County, NY
Investigator narrative
A miner become buried from material sliding down the face of a bank.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Activity at time
Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
27 years
Experience at this mine
12 years
Experience in this job
12 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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