MARTIN BODLEY WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER HELPING TO LOWER A MOTOR AND GEAR BOX THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A SHAFT IN YELLOWCAKE. THE CHAIN ON THE COME-A-LONG WAS CATCHING AND MARTIN TAPPED IT WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE & FREE-WHEELED WHICH ALLOWED MOTOR/GEAR BOX TO BOUNCE OFF THE SAFETY RAIL & HIT THE LADDER MARTIN WAS STANDING UPON. MARTIN JUMPED FORWARD
Bluewater Mill Metal/Non-Metal
Anaconda Minerals Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Atlantic Richfield Company
Cibola County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900772
MSHA record for Bluewater Mill (mine ID 2900772). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jul 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1983 · 1 incident
July 20, 1983
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anaconda Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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