Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220071690007

Welder (Shop)

June 13, 2007 at 3:30 PM
MLC - Ste. Genevieve · Underground · Metal/Nonmetal
Ste Genevieve County, MO
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
EE and other co-workers were trying to connect a 42-in. inlet duct to a top reversal box through an opening in the building. The EE was inside the building between the inlet duct and reversal box. When the inlet duct unexpectedly came through the opening, it struck the injured employee in the head causing severe head injury resulting in death on 6/19/2007.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
0.04 years
Experience in this job
17 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220071690007 · Mine ID 2300542Trainer view →