Fatality · MSHA Record #219841210111
Laborer
April 19, 1984
at 11:10 AM
Operator:
Beth Energy Mines Inc
(Bethlehem Steel Corp)
Washington County, PA
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
I.NAME WAS POURING CONCRETE IN THE 6 SWITCH MAINLINE HAULAGE AREA ALONG WITH I.NAME, I.NAME AND I.NAME. I.NAME WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE THE CONCRETE PULLING CONCRETE OUT OF THE DOORS OF THE CAR . A 44-TON LOCOMOTIVE PULLING LOADS SLOWLY CAME INTO THE AREA AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE CAR KNOCKING ONE SIDE OFF TRACK. I.NAME WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE RIB RESULTING IN THE FATALITY.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Cement Work, Gunite Crew
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 32 years
- Experience at this mine
- 32 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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