Fatality · MSHA Record #219902600001

Driller Operator fatality at NEW MARKET MINE (Asarco Inc), TN, September 4, 1990

at 9:10 AM

On September 4, 1990, a driller operator was fatally injured in an ignition or explosion of gas or dust accident at NEW MARKET MINE (Asarco Inc), TN.

NEW MARKET MINE · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Asarco Inc

Knox County, TN

Classification IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Type (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

HE WAS DRILLING IN 14-B-2 WEST DRIFT. APPARENTLY HE DRILLED INTO AN ISOLATED POCKET OF METHANE GAS. HE WAS SEVERELY BURNED WHEN THE METHANE EXPLODED AND DIED OF ASPHIXIATION. THE SOURCE OF THE METHANE AND THE SOURCE OF THE IGNITION ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Drill Face, Rib, Side, Down
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHR
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 26 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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