MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Titan Mining, Inc.
Start: 08/12/2002

Fatal · 220022350051 · 08/12/2002 · Titan Mining, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Greaser, Grease man, Oiler, Lube man, Dragline oiler
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Clyde H McComas; Ollie Burns
Operator: Titan Mining, Inc.
Mine: 4608836

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A CONT MINER DOWN #5 ENTRY, WATCHING THE SLACK ON THE CABLE. THE MINER TRAMMED OVER AN 8 TO 10 INCH LEDGE IN THE BOTTOM, CAUSING THE MINER BOOM TO SUDDENLY FLY UPWARDS, STRIKING THE ROOF AND CRUSHING THE VICTIM'S HEAD, HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STAY BACK AND WATCH THE CABLE SLACK AND TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MINER AND MINER BOOM.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown