Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Metal Mine (Gold Ore) Fatal Other Accident, October 28, 2011, Purcell Tire and Rubber Co., Contractor ID No. (LMD) at South Area, Newmont USA Limited, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada. ID No. 26-00500
Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Metal Mine (Gold Ore) Fatal Other Accident, October 28, 2011, Purcell Tire and Rubber Co., Contractor ID No. (LMD) at South Area, Newmont USA Limited, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada. ID No. 26-00500
On October, 28, 2011, Joe M. Ashdown, contract Tire Repair Technician, age 21, was killed while repairing a haul truck tire in a tire repair shop. He was inside the large tire, completely out of view, repairing a damaged section in the tires side wall. While applying glue to the interior area of the tire, he was overcome by trichloroethylene vapors.
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Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Metal Mine (Gold Ore) Fatal Other Accident, October 28, 2011, Purcell Tire and Rubber Co., Contractor ID No. (LMD) at South Area, Newmont USA Limited, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada. ID No. 26-00500
2011
16 pages
Report
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English
Mineral Industries , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Mine safety , Accident investigation , Surface mining , Metals , Injuries , Tires , Chemical vapors , Fatalities , Toxic chemicals , Occupational safety and health , Accident causes , Accident prevention , Trichloroethylene vapors , Purcell Tire and Rubber Company , Carlin(Nevada) , Eureka County(Nevada)