Laborer fatality at Lancashire Coal Company Prep Plant (Lancashire Coal Company), PA, March 20, 1989

at 2:30 PM

On March 20, 1989, a laborer was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Lancashire Coal Company Prep Plant (Lancashire Coal Company), PA.

Lancashire Coal Company Prep Plant · Facility · Coal

Operator: Lancashire Coal Company (Inland Steel Company)

Contractor on site: CMF

Cambria County, PA

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Investigator narrative

EMPL & SOME OTHERS WERE TEARING DOWN SILO AT ABANDONED SITE AND IT COLLAPSED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219890950054 · Mine ID 3600838 Trainer view →