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Case study · MSHA Record #220101810057
Bull Gang Foreman fatality
June 16, 2010 at 3:43 PM
D-30 Clover Fork
· Lone Mountain Processing LLC
· Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
While directing activities to re-support ribs in an intersection, a rib roll struck a standing roof support which in turn struck the foreman in the head causing fatal injuries.
Record details
- Classification
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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