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Case study · MSHA Record #220151870012
Scoop Tram Operator fatality
June 27, 2015 at 11:30 PM
4 West Mine
· Dana Mining Company of Pennsylvania LLC
· Greene County, PA
Investigator narrative
When airlock door located at 63 to 64 break on 10 right #4 heading struck victim causing fatal injury. When the scoop car operator closed the set of airlock doors at the No.63.5 crosscut, the doors fell towards the scoop operator pinning him under the metal airlock door.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- DOORS,INCL UG VENTILATION
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 38 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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