THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING THE PINION SEALS ON A SCOOP,ELKHORN AR-4 OUTSIDE AT OUT NEW DOUBLE Q MINES.THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE REMOVING A NUT THAT SECURES THE PINION SO THEY DECIDED TO T AKE A TORCH AND HEAT THE NUT TO LOOSEN IT.THE INJURED EMPLOYEE,(NAME),ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT THE TORCH BUT IT WOULD NOT LIGHT.THEY DECIDED THAT THE ACETYLENE TANK WAS EMPTY SO THE DECEASED EMPLOY
Colquest Energy Inc: 1 recorded fatality operator
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Top causes
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 38 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 24 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 13 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
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Mines on record
- No 1 TN
- Sunshine TN
- Copperhead TN
Fatalities under this operator
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