Fatality · MSHA Record #219981130001

Warehouseman fatality at Keystone Quarry (Keystone Landfill Inc), PA, April 11, 1998

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On April 11, 1998, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Keystone Quarry (Keystone Landfill Inc), PA.

Keystone Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Keystone Landfill Inc (L & D Management Inc)

Lackawanna County, PA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

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Investigator narrative

THE EE ENTERED THE SECURED AREA WITH THE CONVEYOR RUNNING. HE WAS WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING WHICH APPARENTLY BECAME TANGLE IN THE TAIL PULLEY WHICH THEN PULLED HIM ONTO THE CONVEYOR AND HE WAS WE DGE BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND TENSION IDLER RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Mill Equipment
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219981130001 · Mine ID 3608726 Trainer view →