Fatality · MSHA Record #219892830177
Electrician fatality at Oxbow Lignite Surface Mine (Red River Mining Company), LA, September 29, 1989
at 10:45 AM
On September 29, 1989, an electrician was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Oxbow Lignite Surface Mine (Red River Mining Company), LA.
Contractor on site:
B67
Red River County, LA
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Fall from machine
Investigator narrative
STACKING CONVEYOR WAS BEING RUN TO STOCK PILE COAL FOR LOADING STATION TO BE RUN.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- 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
- 20 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219892830177 · Mine ID 1601164
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