Safety Director

February 28, 2014 at 1:30 PM

East Coast Mines & Materials · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: East Coast Mines & Materials (John B Tintle)

Suffolk County, NY

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by rolling or sliding object

Investigator narrative

A miner become buried from material sliding down the face of a bank.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Source of injury: LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 12 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220140920009 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 3000865
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220140920009 · Mine ID 3000865 Trainer view →