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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220000350003 · 01/26/2000 · O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company)

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Oglebay Norton Company
Operator
O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company)
Mine
4400026

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE STONE BUILDUP FROM UNDER SHAFT KILN CARRIAGE COUNTER WEIGHT. HE CLIMBED OVER A GUARD INTO RESTRICTED AREA WHERE THE WEIGHT WAS LOCATED ONLY INCHES OVER HIS HE AD. THE WEIGHT MADE ITS SCHEDULED DESCENT AND EE WAS TRAPPED UNDER IT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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