Fatality · MSHA Record #219912420001

Section Foreman fatality at Deserado Mine (Western Fuels-Utah Inc), CO, August 22, 1991

at 7:40 AM

On August 22, 1991, a section foreman was fatally injured in an inundation accident at Deserado Mine (Western Fuels-Utah Inc), CO.

Deserado Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Western Fuels-Utah Inc (Western Fuels Association Inc)

Rio Blanco County, CO

Classification INUNDATION

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

IN AN ATTEMPT TO EMPTY AN OLD(UPPER) SUMP INTO A NEW LOWER SUMP THE FACE GAVE WAY RELEASING APPROX 100,000 GALLONS OF WATER,AND IT IS BELIEVED HE WAS SWEPT AWAY IN THE ONRUSH THAT TOOK OUT TIM BERS AND CRIBBING.HE WAS FOUND ON 08-23-91 AT APPROX 10:30PM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Supervise
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 38 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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