Driller Operator fatality at Maiden Rock (Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company, LLC), WI, August 30, 2000

at 11:40 PM

On August 30, 2000, a driller operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Maiden Rock (Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company, LLC), WI.

Maiden Rock · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company, LLC (Fairmount Santrol)

Pierce County, WI

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DRILLING BLASTHOLES. HE TIED DOWN THE HYDRAULIC LEVER SO IT CONTINUED TO OPRATE (ROTATE) BY-BY PASSING A SAFETY DEVICE. HE THEN WENT IN FRONT OF THE DRILL AND STEPPED OVER THE DRILL AUGER. HE BACAME ENTANGLED WITH SOME PART OF HIS CLOTHING HE GOT PULLED INTO THE DRILL AND BECAME SO ENTANGLED THAT HE COULD NOT BREATH. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Drill Face, Rib, Side, Down
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220002560001 · Mine ID 4703110 Trainer view →