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Case study · MSHA Record #219961160001
Maintenance Man fatality
April 10, 1996 at 10:10 AM
Cumberland Mine
· Cyprus Cumberland Resources Corp
· Greene County, PA
Investigator narrative
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
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Move Non-Self-Propelled Equip
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Longwall
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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