Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220001720001

Stone Finishing And Sizing Personnel

June 11, 2000 at 11:15 PM
Mt Airy Mine And Mill · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Surry County, NC
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A WEDGE BETWEEN THE TWO BLOCKS THAT HAD BEEN SAWN, A ROUGH BACK FELL PINNING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE OTHER BLOCK.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Hand Tools (Not Powered)
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
14 years
Experience at this mine
14 years
Experience in this job
10 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220001720001 · Mine ID 3100037 Trainer view →