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Case study · MSHA Record #220172200007
Maintenance Man fatality
August 3, 2017 at 1:30 AM
Deserado Mine
· Blue Mountain Energy Inc
· Rio Blanco County, CO
Investigator narrative
On August 3, 2017 a miner was fatally crushed while ee was dismantling a metal structure used to supply water to tech fine coal filter at the preparation plant.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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