Fatality · MSHA Record #219893110001

Warehouseman fatality at BEAL MOUNTIAN MINE (Beal Mountain Mining Inc), MT, November 1, 1989

at 8:45 AM

On November 1, 1989, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a machinery accident at BEAL MOUNTIAN MINE (Beal Mountain Mining Inc), MT.

BEAL MOUNTIAN MINE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Beal Mountain Mining Inc (Apollo Gold Corporation)

Contractor on site: AT0

Silver Bow County, MT

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Investigator narrative

THE INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE BUNKER ON THE CRUSHER WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS SHUT OFF AND THE GATES CLOSED ON HIM,CRUSHING HIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Source of injury: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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