Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219923350003

Maintenance Man

November 17, 1992 at 1:40 AM
Sweetwater Mine/Mill · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal
Operator: Asarco Inc
Reynolds County, MO
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT A HOIST CYLINDER ON A CLARK FRONTEND LOADER WHEN HE CRAWLED BETWEEN THE BOOM ARMS OF THE LOADER (WITHOUT SUPPORTING THE BOOM) AND REMOVED THE PLUG FROM THE HYD. LINE ALLOWING THE BUCKET TO FALL PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE SHOP FLOOR, RESULTING IN DEATH.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
UNDERGROUND SHOP/OFFICE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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