Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store Keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning Plant Operator fatality

September 8, 2023 at 10:07 AM

Sewickley Mine · Neiswonger Construction Inc · Indiana County, PA

Investigator narrative

Employee disregarded lock out tag safety training and climbed into a hopper without de-energizing equipment and without notifying other workers in the area. Loader operator had no way of knowing that anyone would be inside the hopper with the feeder belt running. Employee in the hopper was buried and crushed when loader operator dumped 18 tons of stone into hopper

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Activity at time: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 1.67 years
Experience at this mine: 1.67 years
Experience in this job: 1.67 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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