Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220131490017

Mucking Machine Operator

May 17, 2013 at 1:30 AM
Questa Mine & Mill · Underground · Metal/Nonmetal
Taos County, NM
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Around 1:30 in the morning a miner was found pinned between two rail cars on the haulage level.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Rerail Equipment, Sprag
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
0.6 years
Experience at this mine
0.6 years
Experience in this job
0.6 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220131490017 · Mine ID 2901267Trainer view →