Fatality · MSHA Record #219882450001

Brakeman fatality at RIDGEWAY MINE (Ridgeway Mining Company), SC, August 18, 1988

at 11:30 AM

On August 18, 1988, a brakeman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at RIDGEWAY MINE (Ridgeway Mining Company), SC.

RIDGEWAY MINE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Ridgeway Mining Company (British Petroleum Company PLC)

Contractor on site: AIR

Fairfield County, SC

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

SPOTTER WAS BACKED OVER BY PAN SCRAPER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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