Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219841000170

Maintenance Man

February 13, 1984 at 2:45 PM
No 1 Quarry And Mill · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Wythe County, VA
Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Type Struck by flying object
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRAILER TIRE ON BACK OF TRAILER, TIRE BLEW APART WITH RIM STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Source of injury
WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
7 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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