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Case study · MSHA Record #220002560001
Driller Operator fatality
August 30, 2000 at 11:40 PM
Maiden Rock
· Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company, LLC
· Pierce County, WI
Investigator narrative
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DRILLING BLASTHOLES. HE TIED DOWN THE HYDRAULIC LEVER SO IT CONTINUED TO OPRATE (ROTATE) BY-BY PASSING A SAFETY DEVICE. HE THEN WENT IN FRONT OF THE DRILL AND STEPPED OVER THE DRILL AUGER. HE BACAME ENTANGLED WITH SOME PART OF HIS CLOTHING HE GOT PULLED INTO THE DRILL AND BECAME SO ENTANGLED THAT HE COULD NOT BREATH. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between NEC
- Activity at time
- Drill Face, Rib, Side, Down
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Other
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 7 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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