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Case study · MSHA Record #219853010001
Motorman fatality
October 16, 1985 at 12:55 AM
San Manuel Mine
· Magma Copper Company
· Pinal County, AZ
Investigator narrative
WHILE LOADING TRAINS,EMPL LEFT DOOR ON RAISE OPEN,CAUSING SPILL OF MUCK AND WAS BURIED.EMPL PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL,SUFFOCATION.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Caving
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 26 years
- Experience in this job
- 9 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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