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Case study · MSHA Record #219873450001

Ledgeman/Hand fatality

December 4, 1987 at 12:35 PM
Grubstake Incorporated · Grubstake Inc · Mohave County, AZ
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3TOP OF #3 STOPE-MUCK PILE, MOVING WATER HOSE, USED TO FREE UP STOPE, WHEN THE MUCK PILE GAVE WAY BENEATH HIM, DRAWING HIM INTO MUCK CHUTE.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Mining method
Conventional Stoping
Source of injury
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
15 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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