Warehouseman

June 17, 1995 at 10:15 PM

Mathies · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mon-View Mining Corp (Joseph P Tassone et al)

Washington County, PA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

THE EE ENTERED THE INBY END OF THE ROTARY DUMP -MOST LIKELY TO REALIGN COUPLER, WHEN THE LOADS DRIFTED PINCHING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE STRUCTURETHE ROTARY DUMP AND COAL CAR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Couple Or Uncouple Mine Car
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK,NEC
Total mining experience: 19 years
Experience at this mine: 19 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219951740020 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219951740020 · Mine ID 3600963 Trainer view →