Crane Operator, Mobile Equipment Operator (Meo), Dragline Operator, Dropball Operator, Rigger

Name: Crane Operator, Mobile Equipment Operator (Meo), Dragline Operator, Dropball Operator, Rigger fatality at Mid-Coast Aggregates LLC-Mazak Mine
Start: 2025-12-10
Location: Mid-Coast Aggregates LLC-Mazak Mine

December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM

Mid-Coast Aggregates LLC-Mazak Mine · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal

Operator: MID Coast Aggregates LLC (McDonald Investment Company Inc)

Sumter County, FL

ClassificationMACHINERY

TypeDrowning

Investigator narrative

EE died after the dragline EE was operating slid into a water-filled pit.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 8.63 years
Experience at this mine: 5.1 years
Experience in this job: 8.63 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220260200047 · Mine ID 0801282