Forklift Operator

August 9, 2000 at 1:30 PM

Rocky Mountain Quartzite Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Northern Stone Supply Inc (Gary N Mullard)

Cassia County, ID

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

MAN WAS DRIVING 922B LOADER DOWN A ROAD WITH A STEEP GRADE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON, LOST CONTROL AND THE LOADER TURNED OVER AND THE RAPS SAFETY CAB FAILED AND COLLAPSED CAUSING FATALITY.

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: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220002620001 · Mine ID 1000648 Trainer view →