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Case study · MSHA Record #219841840017

Motorman fatality

May 31, 1984 at 8:01 PM
Ore Haulage Plant · Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Salt Lake County, UT
Investigator narrative
HE FELL INTO "GLORY HOLE" WAS FROUND IN "27" BUILDING ON ORE BELT. "GLORY HOLE" IS THE ORE CAR DUMP.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to lower level, NEC
Activity at time
Couple Or Uncouple Mine Car
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
9 years
Experience at this mine
9 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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