Fatality · MSHA Record #219943330034
Continuous Miner Operator
November 16, 1994
at 2:35 PM
Washington County, PA
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Type
Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
HE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES OF MINER HELPER AND HE WAS STANDING ALONG RIB AT CORNER OF X-CUT 3 TO 4 ATTENDING THE MINER CABLE AND THE RIB FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK AND TOTALLY COVERING HIM UP. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNDETECTION OF A SLIP IN COAL RIB. NO RULES OR REGS WERE BROKEN, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WORN, MINER SKILLS.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 19 years
- Experience at this mine
- 19 years
- Experience in this job
- 8 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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