Maintenance Man fatality at Mine #1 (Quemahoning Collieries Inc), PA, July 19, 1993

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On July 19, 1993, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Mine #1 (Quemahoning Collieries Inc), PA.

Mine #1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Quemahoning Collieries Inc (David C Klementik et al)

Somerset County, PA

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE SIMMONS-RAND SR5000 REMOTE CONTROL MINER. WHEN THE SECTION FOREMAN RETURNED TO THE AREA FROM HIS PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION, HE FOUND HIM CRUSHED BETWEEN THE RIB LINE AND THE CUTTER DRUM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219932210021 · Mine ID 3607446 Trainer view →