Miner, Nec fatality

April 22, 2002 at 9:30 AM

DAKOTA MAHOGANY QUARRY · Dakota Granite Company · Grant County, SD

Investigator narrative

WHEN OPERATING SLOT DRILL, IT APPEARS HE GOT BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND HIGHWALL AND HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL. THE CLOTHING WAS PULLED TIGHT AROUND HIS CHEST CAUSING HIM TO BE SUFFOCATED.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Activity at time: Auger (Surface)
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: APPAREL,NEC
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 1.01 years
Experience at this mine: 1.01 years
Experience in this job: 1.01 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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