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Case study · MSHA Record #219882070001
Motorman fatality
June 22, 1988 at 9:40 AM
London Mine
· Alma London Limited Liability Company
· Park County, CO
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
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Chute, Pull Or Free
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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