The victim was walking from 1 North 4 thru 34 X-cut toward the drill located at 1 North 5 when a slab of roof fell, striking him.
Fatality #5 - April 25, 2011
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Please provide any information to Thomas Shilling, Lead Accident Investigator at 724-772-2333.
The victim was walking from 1 North 4 thru 34 X-cut toward the drill located at 1 North 5 when a slab of roof fell, striking him.
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On April 25, 2011, a 31 year- old drill operator with 6 weeks of experience was killed at an underground crushed stone operation. He was walking in a crosscut when a slab of roof, approximately 5 feet wide by 6 feet long by 10 inches thick, struck him.