Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220040930013

Drill Operator

March 24, 2004 at 3:30 PM
Claremore Quarry · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Rogers County, OK
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Investigator narrative
Apparently the victim attempted to install drill steel with the mast vertical and the drill head rotating. The victim became entangled in the rotating drill steel when the steel cross threaded in the drill collar.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
22 years
Experience at this mine
0.1 years
Experience in this job
0.1 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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