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Case study · MSHA Record #219855550054
Ledgeman/Hand fatality
November 17, 1985 at 6:00 PM
GOLDEN WONDER
· Ritter Mining Company
· Hinsdale County, CO
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
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- SNOW
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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