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Case study · MSHA Record #219910840002
Fatal mining incident
March 15, 1991 at 9:30 AM
Homestake Mine Lead
· Homestake Mining Company of California
· Lawrence County, SD
Investigator narrative
EMPLS WERE PUSHING CABLE BOLTS INTO HOLE BY HAND. FIRST CABLE FELL OUT OF HOLE & STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK SEVERING ARTERY.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part affected
- NECK
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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