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Case study · MSHA Record #220070160064
Utility Man fatality
January 6, 2007 at 12:25 PM
Elk Creek Mine
· Oxbow Mining, LLC
· Gunnison County, CO
Investigator narrative
Employee was cutting a metal band on a bundle of rib screen. When the band broke, the screen expanded and fell on his chest, pinning him between the screen and the Wagner scoop. The screen was lifted off the victim with a skid steer and no pulse was found. The victim was transported to hospital.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Not Powered)
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- CONTAINERS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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