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ENTRAPMENT

220080100016 · 01/02/2008 · American Energy Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
—
Activity
—
Injury source
—
Nature of injury
—
Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
American Energy Corporation
Mine
3301070

Narrative

Elevator was descending down the shaft and stopped at 163 feet. The computer fault could not be re-set and 30 minutes went by with one person in the elevator. Cause of this stoppage was ice formed on the governor rope due to cold weather and water in pit.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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