Laborer

July 24, 2004 at 8:30 PM

Amrize Stringtown Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Stringtown Materials LP (Lattimore Properties Inc)

Atoka County, OK

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

While cleaning material buildup from underneath field conveyor using a Bobcat loader, the employee climbed out of the vehicle to inspect a pin which had worked loose on the boom arm. After climbing back into the Bobcat, the employee bypassed the safety devices and operated the equipment standing up and became pinned between the boom crossmember and the roof of the cab.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
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: OTHER INJURY,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220042190023 · Mine ID 3400056 Trainer view →