A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.
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- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 2 fatalities
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 12 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
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2 recordedA highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.
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