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Case study · MSHA Record #220113080019
Maintenance Man fatality
October 28, 2011 at 5:45 PM
South Area
· Newmont USA Limited
· Eureka County, NV
Investigator narrative
While performing a section repair in sidewall of a large earthmover tire the associate was discovered unconscious and unresponsive inside the tire by a mining company worker.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- NOXIOUS MINE GASES,NEC
- Nature of injury
- POISONING,SYSTEMIC
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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