Fatality · MSHA Record #219992800002

Electrician fatality at Powhatan 4 Mine (Quarto Mining Company), OH, September 24, 1999

at 2:00 PM

On September 24, 1999, an electrician was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Powhatan 4 Mine (Quarto Mining Company), OH.

Powhatan 4 Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Quarto Mining Company (CONSOL Energy Inc)

Monroe County, OH

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING A SLURRY LINE THROUGH A CANOPIED AREA. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, THE CANOPY COLLAPSED CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO EMPLOYEE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 28 years
Experience at this mine: 28 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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