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August 3, 2015 at 2:30 PM

Pinky's Aggregates Inc · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Pinky's Aggregates Inc (Dale Honsey)

Rolette County, ND

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by rolling or sliding object

Investigator narrative

There were no witnesses to the accident. The operator was found outside of his loader buried under gravel that had sloughed off of the stock pile he was loading from. Fellow employees were attempting to remove the gravel from on top of him when officials showed up. Officials declared him dead at the scene.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Source of injury: SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220152180050 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 3200909
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220152180050 · Mine ID 3200909 Trainer view →