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Case study · MSHA Record #219930880001
Drill Operator fatality
March 23, 1993 at 1:00 PM
Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Com
· Nerco Minerals Company
· Teller County, CO
Investigator narrative
ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY MSHA EE & EE AR QUETIE NO DETERMINA TION HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Utility Truck, Water Trucks
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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