Mining Incidents

Ron Hitti; Mike HittiController

MSHA Controller ID: M07576
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality

Incident timeline

2005
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS FATALLY INJURED.HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE 1ST RETURN IDLER AFTER THE HEAD PULLEY OF THE PRODUCT BELT UNDER THE SAND SCREEN. HIS SHOVEL WAS FOUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RET ROLLER & IDLER, HIS HARD HAT WAS FOUND WEDGED IN THE CONVEYOR FRAME OF THE PULLEY SIDE OF RET IDLER. THE PLANT OPERATOR DISCOVERED THE VICTIM DURING A CHECK OF EQUIP. PLANT OPERATOR SHUT DOWN PLANT,