Accident Report: Fatality Reference
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Preliminary Report Overview
On Thursday, September 1, 2011, at approximately 10:36 a.m. A contract Driller was fatally injured while working on the drill deck. The contractor was drilling a water well for future mining purposes. The victim was attempting to separate a pipe connection when he was struck by a tong when stored energy released. MSHA is investigating this accident.