February 22, 2025
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
GCC Dacotah Inc
· Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A miner received fatal injuries. After a bridge collapsed that the miner was operating a skid steer loader on. The miner was clearing refractory brick form a rotary kiln. The bridge that was installed by the property owner collapsed. The skid steer fell approximately 10 feet into a hopper, causing the payload of brick to engulf the operator causing fatal wounds.