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Case study · MSHA Record #220145550001
Security Guard fatality
April 18, 2014 at 5:30 AM
Crown Hill Dock
· Law River Company, LLC
· Kanawha County, WV
Investigator narrative
Security guard fell or slipped from the cab of his personal vehicle into a shallow diversion ditch at the base of a berm along a roadway. He was found with his face submerged in approx 12" of water. The death was drowning & that a contributory condition was marked alcohol intoxication. The case was not determined to be chargeable until December 22, 2014.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- OFFICE WORKERS AT MINE SITE
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 12 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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