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Case study · MSHA Record #220111740022
Miner fatality
June 9, 2011 at 10:22 AM
West Elk Mine
· Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.
· Gunnison County, CO
Investigator narrative
Working on a structure 15' high & was safely tied off to structure, when he completed his work, instead of stepping onto platform from beam he was standing on while tied off - he untied and then stepped and fell 8' onto another 5 1/4" beam with his chest. He walked to the company truck and sat down ambulance arrived, got in and died in route to the hospital.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall onto or against objects
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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