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Auger Operator, Auger Crew Supervisor fatality
August 27, 2002 at 8:15 AM
Walter L Houser Strip · Walter L Houser Coal Company Incorporated · Armstrong County, PA
Investigator narrative
EE ENTERED AN AUGER HOLE AND SUFFERED ASPHIXATION DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- NEC
- Activity at time
- Other, Nec
- Subunit / location
- AUGER
- Source of injury
- OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHR
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Total mining experience
- 24 years
- Experience at this mine
- 11 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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