Fatality · MSHA Record #219990600002
Mining worker
February 15, 1999
at 4:20 PM
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Type
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE DOING MAINTENANCE ON UG AIR SYSTEM WHEN A 4" AIR HOSE APPARENTLY BROKE LOOSE, HITTING EE IN HIS BACK OF HEAD.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Accident type
- Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
- Nature of injury
- OTHER INJURY,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219990600002 · Mine ID 2602286
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