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May 21, 2020 at 12:30 PM

Bluff City Minerals · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Bluff City Minerals LLC (Fred Weber, Inc.)

Madison County, IL

Classification HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Type Struck by rolling or sliding object

Investigator narrative

Employee was removing an electrical motor using a chain hoist suspended from a cross brace when the cross brace became unsecured and struck the employee.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Idle
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: NECK
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 19 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220201500010 · Mine ID 1100122 Trainer view →