Laborer

July 25, 1995 at 10:45 AM

No 4 Slope · Underground · Coal

Operator: L V Coal Company (Deeter Allen & Dennis)

Schuylkill County, PA

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

THE MINE EXPERIENCED A RIB RUN OF COAL DUE TO THE COLLAPSE OF 3 RIB SUPPORTS (TIMBER) OF THE UPPER RIB OF THE EAST SUMP GANGWAY APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET INBY THE MAIN SLOPE. THE VICTIM WAS WORKIN G IN THIS AREA AT THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Hand
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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