Fatality · MSHA Record #219851020041

Maintenance Man fatality at Balmat Mine No 3 (St Joe Resources Company), NY, April 1, 1985

at 11:20 AM

On April 1, 1985, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Balmat Mine No 3 (St Joe Resources Company), NY.

Balmat Mine No 3 · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: St Joe Resources Company (Fluor Corp)

St Lawrence County, NY

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

I.NAME AND HELPER REMOVED THE DRIVE LINE FROM THE REAR AXLE AND THIS RELEASED THE BRAKING FORCE ON THE FRONT AXLE ALLOWING THEMACHINE TO ROW OFF THE BLOCKS THAT WERE UNDER THE REAR END. THE M ACHINE CAME DOWN, LANDING ON I.HAME.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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