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Case study · MSHA Record #219861740088
Outside Foreman fatality
June 17, 1986 at 2:25 PM
Benjamin #6
· Benjamin Coal Company
· Clearfield County, PA
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
- Classification
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Idle
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- 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
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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