Fatality · MSHA Record #219860790064

Assayer fatality at SCA Manshaft Water Well (Kaiser Coal Corp), UT, March 7, 1986

at 12:30 PM

On March 7, 1986, an assayer was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at SCA Manshaft Water Well (Kaiser Coal Corp), UT.

SCA Manshaft Water Well · Underground · Coal

Operator: Kaiser Coal Corp (Kaiser Steel Corp)

Carbon County, UT

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

THE SERVICE ENG3NEER FOR HALBACH AND BRAUN WAS LOOKING AT THE CRUSHER WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OVER PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE CRUSHER

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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