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Case study · MSHA Record #219840480010
Hoistman fatality
February 10, 1984 at 5:20 AM
Sunnyside Mine/Mayflower Mill
· Standard Metals Corp
· San Juan County, CO
Investigator narrative
OPERATING MOTOR WITH ONE MANTRIP CAR HOOKED UP BEHIND THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF GRAVEYARD SHIFT AND THE VICTIM HAD JUST RECEIVED THE VERBAL OK FROM THE 4 EMPLOYEES TO PROCEED THE 4 E MPLOYEES WERE IN THE ENCLOSED MANTRIP CAR AND DID NOT SEE WHAT HAPPENED THE VICTIM APPARENTLY WAS NOT ATTENTIVE AND DROVE THE MOTOR THRU THE AIR DOORS APPROX 90YDS DOWN FROM HIS STARTING POIN
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against stationary object
- Activity at time
- Locomotive
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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