EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEAN-UP WORK ON A PLATFORM UNDER THE STACKER BELT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING.THERE WAS NO WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT.A LONG HANDLE SHOVEL WAS BROKEN AND ON THE PLATFORM WITH THE INS URED EMPLOYEE.HE TALKED TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES AND EMT SQUAD WAND WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN MOVED TO THE AMBULANCE.HE DIED AT 1:00 PM AT THE HOSPTIAL.
Boich Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Luzerne Coal Corp
MSHA operator ID: P18300
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1993
1
1992
3
1991
2
1990
2
1988
3 (1f)
1987
4
Mines on record
- Betsy Mine OH
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
May 25, 1988
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Boich Mining Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
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