Fatality · MSHA Record #219892910002
Maintenance Man
October 9, 1989
at 10:30 PM
Operator:
Wyoming Fuel Company
(Kn Energy Inc)
Las Animas County, CO
Classification
MACHINERY
Type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE. THE OPERATOR WAS BACKING THE MACHINE BACK TO MOVE TO LEFT SIDE. HE PIVOTED THE MACHINE TO THE LEFT PINNING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE CAB OF THE MACHINE AND TH E RIGHT RIB.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Move Power Cable
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219892910002 · Mine ID 0502820
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