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Case study · MSHA Record #219912420001
Section Foreman fatality
August 22, 1991 at 7:40 AM
Deserado Mine
· Western Fuels-Utah Inc
· Rio Blanco County, CO
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
- Classification
- INUNDATION
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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