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Case study · MSHA Record #220040400001
Roof Bolter fatality
February 1, 2004 at 11:30 PM
Big Island Mine & Refinery
· Sisecam Wyoming, LLC
· Sweetwater County, WY
Investigator narrative
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE FIRST HALFPASS, THE VICTIM EXITED THE BOLTER COMPARTMENT AND WAS THEN PINCHED BETWEEN THE MINER TAIL AND THE RIB. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN DEATH TO THE EMPLOYEE.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
- Total mining experience
- 13 years
- Experience at this mine
- 13 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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