Outside Foreman

September 7, 2007 at 10:30 AM

Canarico Quarries · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Canarico Quarries Inc (Melba Figueroa; Edgar Figueroa)

Santa Isabel County, PR

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

For unexplained reasons, the miner gained access to a secondary road, adjacent from where he was instructed to do road maintenance. Miner removed berm and came too close to road edge, loosing control of equipment and falling through a steep slope, rolling over with the machine. This resulted in miners death. Miner was not wearing seat belt.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 21 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220072600042 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 5400159
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220072600042 · Mine ID 5400159 Trainer view →