Fatality · MSHA Record #219840620014

Pumper fatality at Greenwich Collieries No 1 (Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp), PA, February 16, 1984

at 4:30 AM

On February 16, 1984, a pumper was fatally injured in an ignition or explosion of gas or dust accident at Greenwich Collieries No 1 (Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp), PA.

Greenwich Collieries No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp (Pennsylvania Power & Light Company)

Indiana County, PA

Classification IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Type Contact with hot objects or substances

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THE MINE TO INSPECT A WATER PUMP.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Ride Equipment
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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