Continuous Miner Operator

April 8, 1985 at 11:10 AM

York Canyon-Underground Mine · Facility · Coal

Operator: Kaiser Coal Corp Of York Canyon (Kaiser Steel Corp)

Colfax County, NM

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

WHILE VICTIM WAS HANDLING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE RIGHT RIB THE CONVEYOR BOOM SWUNG TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE NECK AND HEAD AREA

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Move Power Cable
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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