Dry Screening Plant Operator

June 7, 2021 at 8:07 AM

Martin Marietta Slaton Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: R .E. Janes Gravel Company (Brian T Etchison; Ralph E Janes IV)

Crosby County, TX

Classification HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

Donning fall protection equipment, the miner entered the top of a primary feed hopper without the knowledge of management and contrary to mine safety procedures to remove a large rock. While trying to break up the rock, raw material that remained on the sides of the hopper sloughed off engulfing the miner.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Coal, Rock, Ore
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220211650037 · Mine ID 4101111 Trainer view →