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ENTRAPMENT

220013060047 · 10/25/2001 · Castle Sands Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Power shovel, Dragline
Injury source
LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
6
Mine experience
14 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Deborah Lindsey
Operator
Castle Sands Company
Mine
4402402

Narrative

EE WAS EXTRACTING RAW MATERIAL FROM THE NORTH WALL OF THE [PIT AND LOADING THE RAW MATERIAL ONTO THE TRUCK THAT COWORKER OPERATED. EE POSITIONED THE EXCAVATOR PARALLEL W/ THE NORTH WALL. AT ~1 415 COWRKER RETURNED FROM THE STOCKPILE AREA TO THE PIT AREA & NOTCIED THAT THE NORTH WALL HAD COLLAPSED & FALLEN IN ON THE EXCAVATOR. CALLED 911 & WENT TO RESCUE EE. EE WAS RESCUED & TAKEN T

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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