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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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