Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220182150018

Outside Foreman

July 31, 2018 at 7:00 AM
C-2 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Wells County, ND
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
The loader operator was lowering a piece of metal chained to the bucket onto the top of a rock crushing plant. The loader operator did not see that the accident victim was between the loader bucket and the rock crusher frame.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Hang Or Reposition Tubing
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
40 years
Experience at this mine
40 years
Experience in this job
35 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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