# FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
> **FATAL** · MSHA accident `220082880078` · 10/07/2008 · Pennsy Supply Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** FATALITY
- **Classification:** FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- **Occupation:** Outside foreman, Leadman
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 18.63 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CRH PLC
- **Operator:** Pennsy Supply Inc
- **Mine:** [3604291](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3604291)
## Narrative

The employee was attempting to add a piece of angle iron to the discharge gate to the surge pile feeder. After welding, the gate did not fit properly. He crawled to the gate to investigate. He asked a co-worker for a tape measure. While waiting for the tape measure the material started collapsing around him. As a result the employee was engulfed in the material.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*