EE HAD GONE UP TO THE CRUSHER AND SHUT OFF JAW, BECAUSE A ROCK HAD BECOME STUCK. HE WAS HITTING THE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS NOT FOR SURE AS NO ONE SAW IT AT FIRST, BUT WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, THE SLEDGE MUST HAVE GLANCED OFF, THE SLEDGE HAMMER CAME BACK WITH FORCE, HITTING EE IN THE HEAD, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACK OVER TO GROUND. HAMMER DID INJURY NOT FAL
SHIVWIT PIT Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for SHIVWIT PIT (mine ID 4202129). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1996–1998
- Latest incident
- Jan 1998
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1996 · 1 incident
HAPPENED IN OPEN GROUND. EE WAS GETTING NUTS/BOLTS FOR A SCREEN. HE LEFT THE TRAILER WHERE THEY WERE BEING STORED AND WAS WALKING QUICKLY TOWARDS THE PLANT WHEN HE STARTED TO DROP A COUPLE O F BOLTS. HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS HAND TO BE SURE THAT HE WOULDN'T DROP THEM AND STEPPE DON A ROUNDISH ROCK. TWISTING HIS ANKLE BADLY.
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