# MACHINERY
> **FATAL** · MSHA accident `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:** Teck Resources Limited
- **Operator:** Teck Alaska Inc
- **Mine:** [5001545](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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. 

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*