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Case study · MSHA Record #219872990001
Fatal mining incident
June 12, 1987 at 12:30 PM
OGLETOWN QUARRY
· Standard Slag Company
· Somerset County, PA
Investigator narrative
CONTRACTOR EXPR9SSLY INSTRUCTED AND SUBCONTR AGREED ON PM OF 6-11-87 THAT EXCAVATION REQUIRED WOULD BE BENCHED AS REQ BY 30 CFR SECTION 56.3001 ET SEQ.NEVERTHELESS SUBCTR OWNER AND EMPLS COMME NCED PROJECT AT30730 AM 6-12-87 AND EXCAVATED A TRENCH 3'-3.5'WIDE BY 10'DEEP X 55'LONG FOR INSTALLATION OF 1'DIA CMP SEDIMENT POND OUTFALL.THE TRENCH WAS VERTICAL,NOT SUPPORTED AND CONTRARY
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Unknown
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Experience in this job
- 15 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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