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Case study · MSHA Record #219850670005
Superintendent fatality
February 19, 1985 at 4:00 PM
Cimarron
· Herzog Contracting Corp
· Colfax County, NM
Investigator narrative
THE EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE APPARENTLY FELL ONTO A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT THAT RAN IMMEDIATELY UNDER AN EL JAY ROLLERCONE WHILE HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING A PROBLEM WITH SAID ROLLERCONE. HIS INJURIES APPARENTLY RESULTED WHEN HE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT & FRAME OF THE ROLLERCONE.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 14 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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