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Case study · MSHA Record #219941920010
Maintenance Man fatality
July 5, 1994 at 7:50 AM
Pine Hill #2
· Croner Inc
· Somerset County, PA
Investigator narrative
VICTIM WAS PUTTING A TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY ONTO A WABCO 333 FT. SCRAPER. HE WAS USING THE COMPANY SERVICE TRUCK (CRANE) TO HOIST THE TIRE AND WHEEL. A CHAIN WAS USED TO CONNECT THE WHEEL ASS EMBLY TO THE CRANE. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO FALL ONTO THE VICTIM.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 17 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 17 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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