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Case study · MSHA Record #220071060043
Continuous Miner Operator fatality
April 5, 2007 at 1:00 PM
Mine 84
· Eighty Four Mining Company
· Washington County, PA
Investigator narrative
The victim was standing behind the center bolter observing the slack power cable laying on the ground. As he walked around the bolter to check for slack, he stepped on a small rock (saucer dish size) causing him to twist & fall to the bottom. He was taken to the hospital and a soft cast was put on. He went into convulsions on 4/28/07 at home and later died at the hospital.
Record details
- Classification
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
- Accident type
- Struck against stationary object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- ANKLE
- Total mining experience
- 27 years
- Experience at this mine
- 27 years
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal