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Case study · MSHA Record #220001290001

Electrician fatality

March 23, 2000 at 6:00 AM
SUFCO · Canyon Fuel Company LLC · Sevier County, UT
Investigator narrative
INDIVIDUAL WAS FOUND DEAD IN SUMP.
Record details
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Drowning
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
OTHER
Mining method
Other
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
25 years
Experience at this mine
25 years
Experience in this job
25 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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