Drill Operator fatality at Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyor (Western Energy Company), MT, July 29, 1987

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On July 29, 1987, a drill operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyor (Western Energy Company), MT.

Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyor · Surface · Coal

Operator: Western Energy Company (Montana Power Company)

Rosebud County, MT

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

A DRILLER 8'10"3FT OVERBURDEN VERTINAL DRILL UNIT NO. W 7033, HAD JUST BEEN POSITIONED ABOUT 30FT AWAY AND PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWALL EDGE IN AREA D, BY THE VICTIM, WHEN THE REAR LEFT LEVELING JACK SANK INTO3THE GROUND, CAUSING THE DRILTECH TO OVERTURN. THE VICTIM, BEING ON THE DRILL BENCH, WAS BETWEEN THE DRILTECH AND HIGHWALL EDGE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND CARRIED WITHT THE MACHINE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 16 years
Experience in this job: 16 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219872180001 · Mine ID 2401747 Trainer view →