Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220123210023

Drill Operator

November 1, 2012 at 3:99 PM
MT MARION PIT AND MILL · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Ulster County, NY
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Investigator narrative
The driller apparently attempted to load drill pipe into the carousel while the drill head was rotating. It appears a strap the driller was holding became entangled around the drill pipe after the drill pipe threaded into the drill head and rotated.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
6 years
Experience at this mine
0.02 years
Experience in this job
0.63 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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