Fatality · MSHA Record #219861010007

Maintenance Man fatality at Glenharold Mine (Basin Cooperative Services), ND, March 28, 1986

at 4:00 PM

On March 28, 1986, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a handling of materials accident at Glenharold Mine (Basin Cooperative Services), ND.

Glenharold Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Basin Cooperative Services (Basin Electric Power Cooperative)

Contractor on site: II2

Mercer County, ND

Classification HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

IT IS NOT POSSI6LE TO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT THE ACCIDENT APPEARED AS THOUGH IT MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM A TIRE FALLING FROM SLINGS WHICH WAS USED IN TIRE REPAIR

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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