June 17, 1991
NM · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ON JUNE 17-1991 THE VICTIM TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE THAN THE REST OF EXPLORATORY DRILL CREW AND HIS 1978 FORD 4X4 VAN GOT STUCK IN A MUD HOLE ON AN UNIMPROVED ROAD. IT IS SPECULATED HE GOT COLD AND STARTED AN ONAN GEN SET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN TO RUN A SMALL ELECTRIC HEATER. THE BACK CARGO DOORS OF THE VAN WERE OPEN BUT THE FRONT DOORS WERE CLOSED THERE WAS A HOLD 1/2 WIDE BY 1 1/2