Fatality · MSHA Record #220070160064
Utility Man, Errand Boy, Service Truck Operator
January 6, 2007 at 12:25 PM
Operator: Oxbow Mining, LLC (Oxbow Carbon LLC)
Gunnison County, CO
ClassificationHANDLING OF MATERIALS
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was cutting a metal band on a bundle of rib screen. When the band broke, the screen expanded and fell on his chest, pinning him between the screen and the Wagner scoop. The screen was lifted off the victim with a skid steer and no pulse was found. The victim was transported to hospital.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Hand Tools (Not Powered)
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- CONTAINERS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 2.52 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.29 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.21 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220070160064 · Mine ID 0504674Trainer view →