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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220150900025 · 03/28/2015 · Keystone Anthracite Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert Burns
Operator
Keystone Anthracite Corporation
Mine
3608590

Narrative

A miner operating a Caterpillar D11N Bulldozer in the 002-0 Packer 5 pit was uninjured when a portion of the south ""bottom rock"" highwall unexpectedly failed. The bulldozer was engulfed in the collapse and partially covered by rock and rubble. The bulldozer sustained serious damage and remains in the debris field. The miner exited the bulldozer immediately without assistance.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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