Fatality · MSHA Record #219933190003

Maintenance Man fatality at Penn Run Mine (Mears Enterprises Inc), PA, November 5, 1993

at 7:30 AM

On November 5, 1993, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Penn Run Mine (Mears Enterprises Inc), PA.

Penn Run Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mears Enterprises Inc (Kerry L Mears)

Indiana County, PA

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Investigator narrative

WHILE SERVICING A JEFFERY 101 CONTINUOUS MINER, INJURED BECAME ENTAGLED IN THE CUTTING HEAD WHEN THE CUTTING HEAD ACCIDENTALLY CAME ON, PULLING HIM UNDER THE HEAD, FATALLY INJURING HIM.

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 running or meshing objects
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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