Fatality · MSHA Record #219855550054
Ledgeman/Hand
November 17, 1985
at 6:00 PM
Operator:
Ritter Mining Company
(Ritter J D)
Hinsdale County, CO
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Investigator narrative
2 EMPL OUTSIDE 4ORKING OUTSIDE PUTTING UP SNOWSHED.I.NAME IN LOADER BUCKET PUTTING UP TIMBER AND VICTIM WAS STANDING BELOW BUCKET HOLDING TIMBER WHILE I.NAME WAS BLOCKING TIMBER WITH HAMMER.SU DDENLY SNOWLIDE3CAME DOWN AND BURIED THE TWO.I,MNAME CRAWLED 50-65' THROUGH SNOW.BURIED ON SUNDAY AND TUNNELED OUT MONDAY.TUNNELED IN AGAIN MONDAY PM TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM COLD.TUES-HEARD H
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Source of injury
- SNOW
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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