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Case study · MSHA Record #220242180002
Laborer fatality
July 25, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Hazleton Shaft
· Atlantic Carbon Group, Inc.
· Luzerne County, PA
Investigator narrative
While cleaning raw coal material from on top of the locked out Raw Coal Stacking Conveyor, the Miner was standing on the conveyor ahead of the conveyor feed chute. The belt and material moved backwards, sweeping the Miner into the chute and covered Miner with material.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between NEC
- Activity at time
- Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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