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Case study · MSHA Record #220242810016
Electrician fatality
September 28, 2024 at 7:55 AM
LEER MINE
· ICG Tygart Valley
· Taylor County, WV
Investigator narrative
Employee was standing on 172 shield and advancing 173 shield towards the face. The employee was found with an injury to the back of the head at 171 shield.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Advance Roof Support-Longwall
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- OTHER INJURY,NEC
- Body part affected
- HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 14 years
- Experience at this mine
- 7 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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