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Case study · MSHA Record #219830690042
Ledgeman/Hand fatality
March 2, 1983 at 10:30 PM
Questa Mine & Mill
· Molycorp Inc
· Taos County, NM
Investigator narrative
AT OR NEAR 10:20PM, ALEX GUZMAN WAS PROCEDDEING DOWN THE DECLINE IN A WAGNER MODEL NO.MT 414-30, REAR DUMP TRUCK, COMPANY #511, WITH A LOAD OF SHOTCRETE. NEAR THE 4,000 FOOT LEVEL, ALEX, FOR S OME UNKNOWN REASON, APPEARED TO STRIKE THE SOUTH RIB, VEER TOWARDS THE CONVEYOR BELT, STRIKE BELT AND STRUCTURE APPROX. 45\ AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. ALEX WAS FOUND UNDER THE TRUCK AP
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Haulage Or Dump Truck
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
- Mining method
- Other
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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