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Case study · MSHA Record #220182890008
Driller Operator fatality
October 2, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Empire State Mines
· Empire State Mines LLC
· St Lawrence County, NY
Investigator narrative
An employee was attempting to clean out a previously blasted vertical drill hole with an air hose. A sudden release of pressure from an unknown source inside of the hole forced material to be ejected from the hole and struck the employee. The employee passed away from the incident.
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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