Welder (Shop) fatality at Kayenta Mine (Peabody Western Coal Company), AZ, January 14, 1986

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On January 14, 1986, a welder (shop) was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Kayenta Mine (Peabody Western Coal Company), AZ.

Kayenta Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Peabody Western Coal Company (Hanson PLC)

Navajo County, AZ

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS DRIV3NG A 18 TON CAP. GROVE CRANE TO ANOTHER AREA N-8 WHEN HE APPARENTLY RAN OFF THE ROAD CRANE LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LT SIDE PINNING OPERATOR UNDERNEATH MACHINE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MACHINE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 11 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219860270116 · Mine ID 0201195 Trainer view →