Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219892910002

Maintenance Man

October 9, 1989 at 10:30 PM
Golden Eagle · Underground · Coal
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 Trainer view →