Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer Management fatality
The injured was fatally struck by a hydraulic cylinder. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 9.31 years
- Experience in this job
- 1.23 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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