Motorman

June 22, 1988 at 9:40 AM

London Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Alma London Limited Liability Company (Cobb Resources Corp & Boulder Gold Inc)

Park County, CO

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS LOADING ORE TRAIN USING PNEUMATICALLY OPERATED CHUTE DOOR WHEN VERY WET ORE EITHER RAN OR BROKE THE CHUTE BURYING THE VICTIM. VICTIM SUFFERED FROM INABILITY TO BRETHE AND DIED OF AS PHIXIATION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Chute, Pull Or Free
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 17 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219882070001 · Mine ID 0500571 Trainer view →