Fatality · MSHA Record #220003500037
Longwall Operator, Chock Operator, Shear Operator, Plow Operator
December 4, 2000 at 9:32 AM
Operator: Oxbow Mining, LLC (Oxbow Carbon LLC)
Gunnison County, CO
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
OPERATING SHEARER IN TAILGATE, FLIPPED COWL HEADING TO HEADGATE WHEN FITTING BROKE ON BACK FLUSHFILTER AT SHEILD 74. THE HOSE WITH ALL FITTINGS WHIPPED OUT TO FACE AND HIT VICTIM AT SHIELD 76. THE 4,2000 PSI HOSE WITH COUPLER ON THE END HIT VICTIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO FACE AND HEAD.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Longwall, Shear, Plow
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 13.15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.36 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.53 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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