Pumper fatality
The Service Truck Operator was refueling a drill rig when an ignition from an unknown source resulted in fatal burns.
- Classification
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Total mining experience
- 7.56 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3.31 years
- Experience in this job
- 4.25 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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