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Case study · MSHA Record #220080770044
Warehouseman fatality
March 9, 2008 at 6:30 AM
Warrior Preparation Plant
· Warrior Coal, LLC
· Hopkins County, KY
Investigator narrative
While walking outside the warehouse door, next to the loading dock, EE stepped onto the slope part of the loading dock and encountered black ice that could not be seen in the darks. He slid back and landed on his back and his right leg went behind him.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to the walkway or working surface
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURF OUTSIDE,NEC
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- ANKLE
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience at this mine
- 18 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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