Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219861740088

Outside Foreman

June 17, 1986 at 2:25 PM
Benjamin #6 · Facility · Coal
Clearfield County, PA
Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
AT 2:25 PM A CR9W WORKING AT THE JOB SITE SET OFF A BLAST WHILE I.NAME WAS SEATED IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK ABOUT 300 FEET AWAY, DOWN OVER A LARGE EMBANKMENT FROM THE BLAST AREA. AS THE CHARGE WAS D ETONATED, I.NAM9 LOOKED UP SAW DEBRIS FALLING TOWARD HIM AND CALLED OUT TO WARN OTHERS NEAR HIM. A LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY-ROCK STRUCK THE ROOF OF THE TRUCKS CAB, CAVING IT IN, KILLING I.NAME INS
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Idle
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
24 years
Experience at this mine
24 years
Experience in this job
24 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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