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Case study · MSHA Record #219931930001
Rodman fatality
June 29, 1993 at 4:00 PM
Mountain Fuel
· Conda Mining Inc
· Caribou County, ID
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE DROVE VEHICLE OFF HIGHWALL FORWARD. FROM START HE DROVE APPROX. 150 FT & OVER & 36 IN BERM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VERTICAL DROP OF 134 FT. AFTER MSHA INVESTIGALTION, NO CAUSE OR EQUI PMENT FAILURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. VEHICLE COMPLETELY TOTALED. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MASSIVE TRAUMA INJURIES TO HEAD & BODY.
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
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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