Fatality · MSHA Record #219860860028

Backhoe Operator fatality at Coal Creek Prep Plant (Mid-Continent Resources Inc), CO, March 23, 1986

at 6:00 PM

On March 23, 1986, a backhoe operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Coal Creek Prep Plant (Mid-Continent Resources Inc), CO.

Coal Creek Prep Plant · Facility · Coal

Operator: Mid-Continent Resources Inc (Mid-Continent Minerals Corp)

Pitkin County, CO

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS FO6ND WEDGED AGAINST CONVEYOR AND TRAPPED AGAINST BEAM ABOUT 2 HRS AFTER HE WAS DROPPED OFF HE WAS FOUND WITHOUT SIGNS OF LIFE AT 8 AM HIS PLAN HAD BEEN TO WALK THE BELT AND MEET AT THE PLANT B2 7 PM HE DIED OF MULTIPLE INJURIES AS DESCRIBED

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219860860028 · Mine ID 0503644 Trainer view →