WHILE DRILLING 5T THE FACE OF THEMINE THE JACK HAMMER AND STEEL USED FOR DRILLING SLIPPED FROM THE START OF NEW HOLE INTO A PREVIOUSLY DRILLED HOLE THAT WAS LEFT FROM LAST CUT THAT DID NOT PUL L TO THE END DE7ONATED A PEICE OF POWDER RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND CAUSING THE DEATH OF EMPLOYEE.
Reho Steve controller
MSHA controller ID: C09818
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- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 2 fatalities
Incident timeline
1985
2 (2f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
December 12, 1985
PA · Coal
assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Mountain Top Coal Company · Struck by flying object
December 12, 1985
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Mountain Top Coal Company · Struck by flying object
WHILE HELPING T2 DRILL A NEW CUT OF ROCK IN WHICH THE JACK HAMMER AND STEEL SLIPPED FROM A NEW HOLE BEING DJRILLED INTO AN OLD HOLE THAT WAS LEFT FROM PREVIOUS CUT AND DETONATED A PEICE OF POW DER. THIS RESUL7ED IN SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES TO TH EMPLOYEE.
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