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Case study · MSHA Record #220220140006

Blaster fatality

January 11, 2022 at 2:45 PM
Colmar · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Bell County, KY
Investigator narrative
Employee was driving on work site when a tree fell off the High Wall into the cab of employee's pickup.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
10 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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