Stoper Miner

Employee had partially drilled a hole using a jackleg drill. A coworker discovered him unconscious/unresponsive, slumped over the drill. It was later determined the employee's clothes were wound up in the 6' drill steel though the cause & nature of the accident & cause of death remain undetermined and under investigation.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On April 28, 2014, Richard C. Otto, Miner, age 53, was killed when he became entangled in a 6- foot drill steel of a jackleg drill. Otto had been drilling blast holes in the face of the stope, preparing for a production blast in the No. 8-4540 south stope. A coworker found Otto’s coveralls entangled in the drill steel approximately 15 feet 6 inches away from the face. The jackleg drill was still operating when he was found. The accident occurred due to management’s failure to ensure procedures were established to provide that the victim’s workplace was kept clean and orderly. The stope contained large rocks, air and water hoses, drill steels, and an oil container, exposing Otto to slip, trip, and fall hazards as he moved about while drilling. Management also failed to ensure that procedures were established to provide secure footing in the workplace where the accident occurred. The floor of the stope was strewn with loose rock and other items which did not provide secure footing for the victim or the drill. Secure footing is needed to keep the leg of the drill from moving or sliding while in operation. Additionally, Otto was assigned or allowed to work alone in the No. 8-4540 south stope where he could not be seen or his cries for help could be heard by another miner. There were no other miners working in the immediate area.

Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Drill Face, Rib, Side, Down

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

FACE

Método de minería

Conventional Stoping

Tipo de accidente

Atrapado en, bajo o entre objetos en movimiento o engranados

Fuente de la lesión

APPAREL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Parte del cuerpo afectada

TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS

Experiencia minera total

32 years

Experiencia en esta mina

11 years

Experiencia en este puesto

11 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY