THE VICTIM WAS WELDING (AIR ARCHING) ON THE BUCKET OF A VME L320 FRONT END LOADER IN THE 5BB INTERSECTION OF THE MINE WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED FROM WITHIN THE OXYGEN-ACTELYNE BOTTLE COMPARTM ENT OF HIS FORD 450 SUPERDUTY WELDING TRUCK. THE EXPLOSIVE PROPELLED THE VICTIM APPROX. 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR FROM HIS WORK LOCATION. CAUSE OF DEATH AS DETERMINED BY THE CORNONERS OFFICE WAS
Commercial Stone Company Inc operator
Controlled by
USS Holdings Inc
MSHA operator ID: L00509
Top causes
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 44 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 24 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 19 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 18 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 17 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1999
10
1998
24
1997
9
1996
8
1995
7
1994
7
1993
16 (1f)
1992
8
1991
7
1990
11
1989
7
1988
9
1987
6
1986
3
1985
7
1984
2
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
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