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Case study · MSHA Record #219873130003
Maintenance Man fatality
October 14, 1987 at 2:00 PM
Keating
· Ed Hanslovan Coal Company Inc
· Clinton County, PA
Investigator narrative
INSTALLED A NEW3HYDRAULIC LINE JOB WAS COMPLETED MECHANIC WAS 15-20 FT CLEAR OF MACHINE TOLD OPERATOR TO START IT UP AND TRY IT OUT OPERATOR CT STARTED MACHINE AND TURNED IT AWAY FROM THE ME CHANIC THE MECH5NIC WENT UNDERNEATH THE OPERATING MACHINE ON HIS OWN W/O SIGNALING OPERATOR TO TELL HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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