Miner

April 22, 2002 at 9:30 AM

DAKOTA MAHOGANY QUARRY · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Dakota Granite Company (Richard Dilts)

Grant County, SD

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Investigator narrative

WHEN OPERATING SLOT DRILL, IT APPEARS HE GOT BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND HIGHWALL AND HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL. THE CLOTHING WAS PULLED TIGHT AROUND HIS CHEST CAUSING HIM TO BE SUFFOCATED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Auger (Surface)
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury: APPAREL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220021220037 · Mine ID 3900009 Trainer view →