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Case study · MSHA Record #220080170020
Coal/Ore Shovel Operator fatality
January 12, 2008 at 5:15 AM
Sulphur Springs Strip
· Luminant Mining Company LLC
· Hopkins County, TX
Investigator narrative
Employee exited the Hitachi Shovel and placed himself between the shovel and highwall. While on the ground between the shovel and highwall, the highwall sloughed and pinned the employee against the track of the machine resulting in a fatality.
Record details
- Classification
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Idle
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 22 years
- Experience at this mine
- 22 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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