Fatality · MSHA Record #220152220040
Rock Driller
August 3, 2015 at 3:00 PM
Operator: SMALL MINE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C. (Keith Jones)
Elko County, NV
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
Employee was operating a jumbo on an incline in the main haulage. The operator drifted to the right rib and the spare drill steel in the drill steel rack came in contact with the right rib. The drill steel gained pressure breaking the drill steel rack striking employee with the drill steel in the head causing a fatal blow.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Underground Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 4.85 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.92 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.62 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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