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Case study · MSHA Record #219850140097
Superintendent fatality
October 19, 1984 at 9:30 AM
Governor Mine
· Governor Mining & Engineering
· Los Angeles County, CA
Investigator narrative
I NAME ENTERED A WINZE JOING FROM THE 200 FT LEVEL TO THE B25 VIR A CHAIN LADDER. AFTER THE DECENT HE STARTED BACK UP AND WAS EXSPERCING SOME FSOR OF DEFFICULTY HE APPARENTLY PASSED OUT PRIOR TO REACHING TO TOP OF THE LADDER AND FELL BACKWARDS ABOUT 13 FT SUPPEQENT RESCUE EFFORT FOUND KIM DEAD AND DID NOT RETUR THE BODY.
Record details
- Classification
- INUNDATION
- Accident type
- Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Activity at time
- Climb In Raise, Shaft, Manway
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- VERTICAL SHAFT
- Source of injury
- NOXIOUS MINE GASES,NEC
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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