Warehouseman fatality at Kings Mountain Flotation Mill (Foote Mineral Company), NC, November 26, 1983

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On November 26, 1983, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Kings Mountain Flotation Mill (Foote Mineral Company), NC.

Kings Mountain Flotation Mill · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Foote Mineral Company (Newmont Corporation)

Cleveland County, NC

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY HAD HIS BELT AND CLOTHING TO BECOME ENTANGLED ON SHAFT CAUSING CONSTRUCTION TO CENTER OF BODY RESULTING IN DEATGH

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219833360059 · Mine ID 3101122 Trainer view →