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

The victim was leaning over a base lift jack housing. The molded casing catastrophically failed striking the victim in the chest from unknown/undetectable reasons. Cause was catastrophic failure of the housing. Compliance with rules/regs, protective items not a factor, miner proficiency may be a factor, mining equip/systems may be a factor.

Activity at time of incident

Machine Maintenance

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Accident type

Struck by falling object

Source of injury

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

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Total mining experience

9.94 years

Experience at this mine

9.94 years

Experience in this job

6.46 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY