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Case study · MSHA Record #219870560012
Ledgeman/Hand fatality
February 12, 1987 at 3:20 PM
Cannon Mine
· Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc
· Chelan County, WA
Investigator narrative
INJURED WAS ASS3GNED TO ASSIST WITH BLASTING. HE WAS APPROX 100' AWAY FROM HIS PARTNER. PARTNER LIT FUSE AND SIGNALED AND THEN LEFT AREA. INJURED, FOR SOME REASON, WENT TO BLASTING AREA AND FE LL INTO ADJACEN7 STOPE, APPROX 60', THE EXACT REASON THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE AREA OR WHY HE FELL IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 15 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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