Mine Manager fatality at HARDING STREET QUARRY-SURFACE (American Aggregates Corp), IN, November 13, 1986

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On November 13, 1986, a mine manager was fatally injured in an explosives and breaking agents accident at HARDING STREET QUARRY-SURFACE (American Aggregates Corp), IN.

HARDING STREET QUARRY-SURFACE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: American Aggregates Corp

Contractor on site: E24

Marion County, IN

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

UNPLANNED DETON5TION WHILE FATALLY INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING BLASTING AGENT EXPLOSIVE INTO BOREHOLE 5000 #6 FUSE CAPS WERE BEING DESTROYED AND HAD BEEN LOADED INTO SOME HOLES PRIOR TO UNPLA3NED DETONATION UNKNOWN AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF #6 CAPS WERE IN THE HOLE THAT DETONATED UNPLANNED EXCLUSIVE OF THE FUSE CAPS THE NORMAL LOADING PROCEDURE AND PRODUCTS GIV

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Explosives
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 13 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219863280122 · Mine ID 1201150 Trainer view →