Outside Foreman, Leadman fatality

October 7, 2008 at 10:30 AM

Hummelstown Quarry · Pennsy Supply Inc · Dauphin County, PA

Investigator narrative

The employee was attempting to add a piece of angle iron to the discharge gate to the surge pile feeder. After welding, the gate did not fit properly. He crawled to the gate to investigate. He asked a co-worker for a tape measure. While waiting for the tape measure the material started collapsing around him. As a result the employee was engulfed in the material.

Record details

Classification: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 18.63 years
Experience at this mine: 18.63 years
Experience in this job: 0.63 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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