OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739243
EAST KY. POWER COOPERATIVE
MAYSVILLE, KY·
Event description
BURIED BY COAL IN A LIVE COAL STORAGE AREA
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS COVERED BY COAL AND SUFFOCATED WHILE HE WAS WORKING IN A LIVE CO AL STORAGE AREA. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 855
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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