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Case study · MSHA Record #219973640020

Maintenance Man fatality

December 17, 1997 at 11:30 AM
Crandall Canyon Mine · Genwal Resources Inc · Emery County, UT
Investigator narrative
A 5/8" WIRE ROPE CABLE WAS BEING WED THROUGH A SHIEVE WHEEL ATTACHED TO AN ANCHOR PIN TO PULL THE STAGELOADER CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHEN THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL WALKED INTO THE AREA, THE ANCHOR PIN FAILED CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Longwall
Source of injury
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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