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Case study · MSHA Record #220002490003
Welder (Shop) fatality
August 16, 2000 at 10:30 AM
Monongalia County Mine
· Consolidation Coal Company
· Monongalia County, WV
Investigator narrative
THE WORKER WAS WELDING OVER THE WASHER STANDING ON A SCAFFOLDING. THE WORKER EITHER WAS PULLED OR FELL INTO THE WASHER TO HIS DEATH
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Activity at time
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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