Drill Operator fatality

January 16, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Red Dog Operations · Teck Alaska Inc · Northwest Arctic County, AK

Investigator narrative

A miner was fatally injured while using a tool to remove a down hole hammer. The drill motor turned unexpectedly, pinning the driller's leg between the tool and the drill mast.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Hand Tools (Not Powered)
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 2.62 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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