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Case study · MSHA Record #220002800002
Maintenance Man fatality
September 21, 2000 at 3:15 PM
Humphrey No 7
· Consolidation Coal Company
· Monongalia County, WV
Investigator narrative
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE POSITIONED IN THE VICINITY OF MINE CARS IN THE ROTARY DUMP AREA. ITIS UNK WHAT EE WAS DOING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT OR HOW THE ACCIDENT ITSELF OCCURRED
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between NEC
- Activity at time
- Unknown
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 27 years
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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