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Case study · MSHA Record #219863420002
Mine Manager fatality
November 27, 1986 at 5:45 AM
Florence No 1
· Florence Mining Company
· Indiana County, PA
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
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- NEC
- Activity at time
- Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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