Fatality · MSHA Record #219930560001

Carpenter fatality at Rosa Bank Operation (Jeddo-Highland Coal Company), PA, February 15, 1993

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On February 15, 1993, a carpenter was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Rosa Bank Operation (Jeddo-Highland Coal Company), PA.

Rosa Bank Operation · Facility · Coal

Operator: Jeddo-Highland Coal Company (Waste Management Inc)

Contractor on site: R1B

Schuylkill County, PA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EMPL USING ELECTRICAL HOIST TO LOWER SALT BAGS FROM SECOND FLOOR TO BOTTOM FLOOR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRIC HOIST
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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