Truck Driver

March 3, 1993 at 9:15 AM

Latrobe Plant · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Latrobe Construction Company (Bruno Ferrari Jr)

Westmoreland County, PA

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

A WATER TRUCK OPERATOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK & CRUSHED BY A SLAB OF ROCK WHICH FELL FROM ROOF VICTIM WAS PUMPING WATER FROM FACE AREA OF RT HEADING UNDERGROUND WHEN A 38FTWIDE&26FTLO NG SLAB OF ROCK AVG 6 TO 12IN THICK SLIPPED FROMTHE ROOF FALLING ONTO & CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Wet Down Working Place
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 15 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219930690001 · Mine ID 3600131 Trainer view →