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Case study · MSHA Record #220133260031
Ledgeman/Hand fatality
November 17, 2013 at
Revenue Mine
· Star Mine Operations, LLC
· Ouray County, CO
Investigator narrative
Employee went back to rescue down nipper. Carbon Monoxide
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
- Accident type
- Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- NOXIOUS MINE GASES,NEC
- Nature of injury
- POISONING,SYSTEMIC
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 31 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 30 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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