Mine Manager

November 27, 1986 at 5:45 AM

Florence No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Florence Mining Company (Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company)

Indiana County, PA

Classification OTHER

Type (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

A BELT CONVEYOR3MINE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO MINE FOREMAN AT HIS RESIDENCE AT ABOUT 4:15 AM MINE FOREMAN ENTERED MINE WITH A SUPERVISOR TO INSPECT THE SCENE OF THIS FIRE IN THE BELT ENTRY AT ABOU T 5:45 AM SUPER5ISOR AND PUMPER DISCOVERED MINE FOREMAN UNCONSCIOUS IN ADJACENT TRACK ENTRY

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: MISCELLANEOUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: HEART ATTACK
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 37 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219863420002 · Mine ID 3600925 Trainer view →