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Case study · MSHA Record #220080860053
Maintenance Man fatality
March 12, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Alloy Prep Plant #1
· Appalachian Fuels, LLC
· Fayette County, WV
Investigator narrative
Victim was removing a machine bottom guard (belly pan) on a Caterpillar D-10 N dozer. Apparently the chain he was using to hold the belly pan while he was removing the bolts that held it in place slipped when the bolts were removed. The belly pan swung down and struck the victim inflicting fatal injuries
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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