Mine Manager fatality at No 1 Pit (Cricket Minerals Company), OH, July 13, 1983

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On July 13, 1983, a mine manager was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at No 1 Pit (Cricket Minerals Company), OH.

No 1 Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Cricket Minerals Company (Allison Samuel R)

Stark County, OH

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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Investigator narrative

END LOADER BACKED OVER BERMED ROADWAY OVETURNING AND PINNING OPERATOR UNDER OVERTURNED FRONT END LOADER

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219832870085 · Mine ID 3303946 Trainer view →