Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220053610020

Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator

December 12, 2005 at 2:15 PM
Logansport Mine · Surface · Coal
Armstrong County, PA
ClassificationFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Employee was mining a cut of coal when a horseback fell out causing fatal injury.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Continuous Miner
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
11 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
6 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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