Scoop Tram Operator

October 13, 1993 at 7:45 AM

PEA RIDGE IRON ORE CO · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Pea Ridge Iron Ore Company Inc (Woodridge Resource Corp)

Washington County, MO

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

A HANGUP MAN WAS FATALLY INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION OF APPROX 750 FT OF DETONATING CORD AFTER LOADING DRILL HOLES IN A BOULDER A FUSE & CAP WAS ATTACHED TO THE DETONATING CORD THE MAN THEN PULLED OUT TO BLOCK AREA & WAIT FOR BLAST FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE CORD WAS NOT SEPAREATED FROM THE SPOOL CALLING IT TO BLOW WHEN THE INTENDED SHOT DID

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Explosives
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: EXPLOSIVE-DIR REL TO INJR
Nature of injury: CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
Body part affected: BRAIN
Total mining experience: 29 years
Experience at this mine: 29 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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