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Case study · MSHA Record #220112290034
Maintenance Man fatality
August 8, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Century Mine
· American Energy Corporation
· Belmont County, OH
Investigator narrative
The victim was leaning over a base lift jack housing. The molded casing catastrophically failed striking the victim in the chest from unknown/undetectable reasons. Cause was catastrophic failure of the housing. Compliance with rules/regs, protective items not a factor, miner proficiency may be a factor, mining equip/systems may be a factor.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 9 years
- Experience at this mine
- 9 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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