Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219845550051

Mine Manager

February 16, 1984 at 10:45 AM
Mistake Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal
Madison County, MT
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A DIESEL POWERED TRACTOR WITH A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR. ROLL OVER PROTECTION STRUCTURES WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THE TRACTOR. THE VICTIM WAS LIFTING A SMALL WOODEN HEADFRAME INTO POSITION OVER THE COLLAR OF AN INCLINED SHAFT (TOTAL WEIGHT 1,000 POUNDS). WHEN THE HEADFRAME WAS IN A VERITCAL POSITION THE HOOK OF THE STEEL CHAIN USED TO HOLD T
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
WOOD ITEMS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
55 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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