Maintenance Man fatality at Cumberland Mine (Cyprus Cumberland Resources Corp), PA, April 10, 1996

VICTIM AND CO-WORKERS WERE MOVING A LONGWALL STAGELOADER USING 2 SHIELDS TO PUSH THE ENTIRE STAGELOADER, CRUSHER AND TAILPIECE CRAWLER ASSEMBLY. THEY USED A WATER DUKE TO KEEP THE MACHINERY A WAY FROM THE WIDE SIDE RIB IN THE BELT ENTRY. THEY HA DPUSHED TWICE LIKE THIS. THE VICTIM WAS ON THE OTHER (TIGHT) SIDE OF THE STAGELOADER, AWAY FROM THE DUKE, THEY PUSHED A THIRD TIME. INJ

Activity at time of incident

Move Non-Self-Propelled Equip

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Underground location

LAST OPEN CROSSCUT

Mining method

Longwall

Accident type

Struck by powered moving object

Source of injury

UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Body part affected

HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)

Total mining experience

20 years

Experience at this mine

7 years

Experience in this job

5 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY

Related fatalities