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Rattlesnake PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Cason Todd Stratton
Hurricane, Washington County, UT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202283
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Sep 2000

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Darwin Stratton & Son Inc
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE PLANT OPERATOR/LOADER OPERATOR WAS FOUND WITH HER LEFT ARM ENTANGLED IN THE SMOOTH TAIL PULLEY OF THE SCREEN FEED CONVEYOR. A COMPANY EE FOUND THE VICTIM AFTER SHE FAILED TO RETURN TO THE MINE OFFICE AFTER HER WORK DAY.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2000 · 1 incident

Darwin Stratton & Son Inc
Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CREW USED A SIPHON HOSE TO CARRY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID FROM A 55 GAL DRUM TO A 325 GAL TANK. FLUID IS MIXED W/WATER FOR DRILLING FLUID. DRUM TO HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF THE 325 GAL TANK. EE GRABB ED HOSE TO SUCK ON HOSE TO START SIPHON, IN THE PROCESS, HE SWALLOWED SOME OF THE WASHER FLUID.