Fatality · MSHA Record #219841630103

Outside Foreman fatality at Portable Crusher (Dolores County Road Department), CO, April 5, 1984

at 1:15 PM

On April 5, 1984, an outside foreman was fatally injured in an explosives and breaking agents accident at Portable Crusher (Dolores County Road Department), CO.

Portable Crusher · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Dolores County Road Department (Dolores County-Co)

San Miguel County, CO

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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Investigator narrative

WAS BLASTING, SOME SHOTS DIDN\T GO OFF. RELIT MISSES, RETURNED TO SCENE TOO SOON. MISS WENT OFF KILLING HIM. INJURING OTHERS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Blasting, Shoot Coal
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: EXPLOSIVE-DIR REL TO INJR
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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