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Case study · MSHA Record #219932950001
Scoop Tram Operator fatality
October 13, 1993 at 7:45 AM
PEA RIDGE IRON ORE CO
· Pea Ridge Iron Ore Company Inc
· Washington County, MO
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
- Classification
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Handling Explosives
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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