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Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull Gang, Parts Runner, Roustabout, Pick-Up Man, Pitman fatality
September 20, 2007 at 4:15 PM
Conrock North Pit · Wilder Construction Company · Matanuska-Susitna County, AK
Investigator narrative
A fatal accident occurred when a miner became entangled in a take up pulley on the #13 conveyor belt. A guard was in place at the time of the accident.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Activity at time
- Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 32 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.02 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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