Welder (Shop)

EE and other co-workers were trying to connect a 42-in. inlet duct to a top reversal box through an opening in the building. The EE was inside the building between the inlet duct and reversal box. When the inlet duct unexpectedly came through the opening, it struck the injured employee in the head causing severe head injury resulting in death on 6/19/2007.

Activity at time of incident

Machine Maintenance

Subunit / location

MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT

Accident type

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Source of injury

METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)

Nature of injury

FRACTURE,CHIP

Total mining experience

4 years

Experience at this mine

0.04 years

Experience in this job

17 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY