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Case study · MSHA Record #219972930002

Laborer fatality

August 28, 1997 at 5:00 PM
Billie Mine · American Borate Company · Inyo County, CA
Investigator narrative
EE WAS LAYING IN THE ROADWAY, WAITING FOR LOADER OPERATOR AND FELL ASLEEP. HE GOT RUN OVER BY A LOADER.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Idle
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
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
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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