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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220123210023 · 11/01/2012 · Northeast Solite Corp

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Northeast Solite Corp
Operator
Northeast Solite Corp
Mine
3000287

Narrative

The driller apparently attempted to load drill pipe into the carousel while the drill head was rotating. It appears a strap the driller was holding became entangled around the drill pipe after the drill pipe threaded into the drill head and rotated.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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