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April 11, 2014 at 8:45 AM

MLC - Ste. Genevieve · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: MLC (Margaret J Heckman)

Ste Genevieve County, MO

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

The employees were scaling from a man basket on a boom truck when large slabs struck the boom causing it to separate from the truck.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bar Down, Includes Scaling
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220141080025 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 2300542
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220141080025 · Mine ID 2300542 Trainer view →