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Case study · MSHA Record #219920170001
Laborer fatality
January 6, 1992 at 8:50 AM
Sweetwater Mine/Mill
· Asarco Inc
· Reynolds County, MO
Investigator narrative
EMPLS PERFORMING WEEKLY PREVENTITIVE MAINT.CHECKS AT #2 CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY.EMPL CLIMBED OVER BARRICADE TO LOOK AT SCRAPER ON #2 CONV.HEAD PULLEY.EMPL STANDING ON MUCK PILE OF #5 ORE RAISE IN SPECTING SCRAPER WHEN MUCK PILE GAVE WAY AND EMPL FELL DOWN MUCK RAISE.(LHD BEGAN PULLING MUCK FROM CHUTE 100' BELOW,ORE BEGAN TO FLOW SUCKING EMPL DOWN.)
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Other
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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