Laborer

November 1, 1993 at 8:30 AM

Boron Operations · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: U S Borax Inc (Rio Tinto Group)

Contractor on site: QXY

Kern County, CA

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

TWO EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTOR, ANCON MARINE INC., BECAME ENTRAPPED BY PRODUCT WHILE CLEANING 5 MOL #1 SILO. APPARENTLY BOTH WORKERS WERE WEARING SAFETY HARNESSES, BUT NOT LIFELINES. ONE WORKER W AS SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED; THE SECOND WORKER WAS FATALLY INJURED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Clean Up - Ug Only
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: MINERAL ITEMS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219933190001 · Mine ID 0400743 Trainer view →