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Case study · MSHA Record #220083580042
Electrician Helper fatality
December 11, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Warrior Preparation Plant
· Warrior Coal, LLC
· Hopkins County, KY
Investigator narrative
Victim was in operation of Genie S-85 aerial lift when the lift became caught on exterior wall girt of building under construction. In an attempt to free the caught basket the machine's boom reacted after the basket came free, resulting in the victim's head receiving injuries which were fatal.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck against stationary object
- Activity at time
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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