Special Edition: Coal Fatal # 6

Fatality #6 – September 11, 2018

Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Kocjancic, Jefferson County, PA
Mine Type: Coal
Mine Controller: J Clifford Forrest III
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Incident Date: September 11, 2018 (All day)
Time of Death: September 11, 2018 (All day)

 

WTAE News
September 11, 2018
Man dies in Jefferson County mining accident

The miner was pronounced dead outside the Kocjancic Mine

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. — A coal miner died Tuesday afternoon in an accident a Rosebud Mining facility in Jefferson County.

The Jefferson County Coroner said the 27-year-old man, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead outside the Kocjancic Mine in Snyder Township.

No details of the 4:00 P.M. accident were immediately available.

No cause of death has been determined pending an autopsy Wednesday, the coroner said. Click here for more information.

 

Connect FM Radio
September 12, 2018
27-year-old coal miner dies in accident near Brockway mine

by Craig Inzana
Snyder Township, PA – A coal miner was killed in an accident at a mining site in Jefferson County on Tuesday afternoon.

The victim’s name has not been released.

The 27-year-old man died as the result of an accident near the Kocjancic Mine Project for Rosebud Mining in Synder Township, near Brockway.

It happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday.

The Jefferson County Coroner confirms that an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. Click here for more information.

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