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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220210290009 · 01/16/2021 · Teck Alaska Inc

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
—
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Teck Resources Limited
Operator
Teck Alaska Inc
Mine
5001545

Narrative

A miner was fatally injured while using a tool to remove a down hole hammer. The drill motor turned unexpectedly, pinning the driller's leg between the tool and the drill mast.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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