Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner fatality
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THIS OPERATION WHEN A STEEL PLATE FELL FROM A JAW CRUSHER STRIKING AN EE WHO WAS WORKING BELOW.
- Classification
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 14.15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 14.15 years
- Experience in this job
- 14.15 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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