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Case study · MSHA Record #219995550001
Superintendent fatality
May 19, 1999 at 11:00 AM
SAN JUAN CLAIM
· Al Meyers Owner
· Socorro County, NM
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM HAD BEEN HAND-MUCKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT PRIOR TO SIGNALING THE SURFACE TO BE HOISTED OUT. THE SURFACE ATTENDANT DESCENDED THE SHAFT AFTER THE HOIST RIGGING ARRIVED AT THE S URFACE WITHOUT THE VICTIM ON IT. HE FOUND THE VICTIM UNCONSCIOUS, WITH NO VITAL SIGNS, NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. THE AUTOPSY REPORT INDICATED IT WAS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Unclassified, insufficient data
- Activity at time
- Unknown
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
- Source of injury
- MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 18 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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