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Case study · MSHA Record #219865550101
Mine Manager fatality
February 24, 1986 at 1:20 PM
Mammoth Slope
· Woratyla Coal Company Inc
· Schuylkill County, PA
Investigator narrative
REPORTEDLY, VIC7IM WAS BEING HOISTED UP THE SLOPE AND WAS RIDING ON THE SPREADER BAR OF THE 3-TON CAPACITY GUNBOAT THE EYEWITNESS WHO WAS RIDING IN THE GUNBOAT STATED THAT THE VICTIM FELL FRO M THE SPREADER 6AR HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE GUNBOAT AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL APPROX 260 FT DOWN THE 70 DEGREE PITCHING SLOPE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SURFACE
Record details
- Classification
- HOISTING
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Ride Equipment
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
- Source of injury
- MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 38 years
- Experience at this mine
- 30 years
- Experience in this job
- 30 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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