Welder fatality at SPRINGFIELD PIKE MINE & PLANT (Commercial Stone Company Inc), PA, April 26, 1993

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On April 26, 1993, a welder was fatally injured in an ignition or explosion of gas or dust accident at SPRINGFIELD PIKE MINE & PLANT (Commercial Stone Company Inc), PA.

SPRINGFIELD PIKE MINE & PLANT · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Commercial Stone Company Inc (Hanson PLC)

Fayette County, PA

Classification IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS WELDING (AIR ARCHING) ON THE BUCKET OF A VME L320 FRONT END LOADER IN THE 5BB INTERSECTION OF THE MINE WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED FROM WITHIN THE OXYGEN-ACTELYNE BOTTLE COMPARTM ENT OF HIS FORD 450 SUPERDUTY WELDING TRUCK. THE EXPLOSIVE PROPELLED THE VICTIM APPROX. 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR FROM HIS WORK LOCATION. CAUSE OF DEATH AS DETERMINED BY THE CORNONERS OFFICE WAS

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219931230299 · Mine ID 3600047 Trainer view →