July 19, 1993
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Quemahoning Collieries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE SIMMONS-RAND SR5000 REMOTE CONTROL MINER. WHEN THE SECTION FOREMAN RETURNED TO THE AREA FROM HIS PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION, HE FOUND HIM CRUSHED BETWEEN THE RIB LINE AND THE CUTTER DRUM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.