Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220140700017

Maintenance Man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire Tech, Field Service Tech

February 27, 2014 at 4:25 PM
AMES MINE · Underground · Metal/Nonmetal
Story County, IA
ClassificationSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TypeFall from machine
Investigator narrative
Emp a contract worker repairing a Scaler in Mod 12. The emp had fallen to the ground in fetal position, locked arms, clenched fist and bleeding from the ears. The witness did not know if the emp fell from a height or ground level. The injured emp was airlifted. He was lacking oxygen to brain for 10 minutes. He was pronounced dead at 9:45AM on Feb 28.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Fall from machine
Source of injury
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
CEREBRAL HEMORAGE-NT CCUS
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
3 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220140700017 · Mine ID 1300014Trainer view →