Published: July 28, 2017 |

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A Pitman man died Tuesday morning in an accident on Reading Anthracite property in Cass Township involving the large D9 bulldozer he was operating.

Andrew John Oxenrider, 28, of 22 Snyder Road, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:05 a.m. by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Andrew Sczczyglak, Shenandoah.

Cass Township police Patrolman William Kattner said the incident occurred at a mining site near the New St. Nicholas Breaker off Valley Road sometime between 7 and 9:40 a.m.

Kattner said that Oxenrider was operating the dozer when he apparently got pulled out of or exited the cab and was struck by the tracks of the vehicle.

After hitting Oxenrider, the machine went down an embankment and came to a stop upright with the engine still running.

Rescuers from Pottsville and Minersville responded to the scene to assist in getting Oxenrider down the embankment.

Kattner said he is being assisted with the investigation by Reading Anthracite officials as well as representatives of the Miner Safety and Health Administration.

After being removed from the embankment, Oxenrider was transported from the scene by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Edward Smith to the Simon Kramer Institute, New Philadelphia, where a virtual autopsy will be conducted today to determine the extent of injuries the man suffered.

Minersville EMS and Schuylkill EMS units assisted at the scene.

Source: (July 26, 2017) Republican Herald

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