Blaster

Employee was driving on work site when a tree fell off the High Wall into the cab of employee's pickup.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On January 11, 2022, at 2:45 p.m., Cecil Collett, a 32 year-old blaster with approximately ten years of mining experience, died when a tree fell from the highwall adjacent to the mine road and struck the cab of the pickup truck that he was driving. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: 1) follow their Ground Control Plan that required all trees be removed a safe distance from the top of the highwall, and 2) conduct adequate examinations of all roadways and highwalls.

1. The mine operator did not follow their Ground Control Plan that required all trees be removed a safe distance from the top of the highwall.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator removed all trees near the highwall edge. On January 19, 2022, the mine operator revised their Ground Control Plan to address the removal of trees to a safe distance from the highwall edge by specifying a minimum distance of 20 feet.

2. The mine operator did not conduct adequate examinations of all roadways and highwalls.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator retrained all miners and foremen regarding examinations of highwalls, including the revised Ground Control Plan, on January 27, 2022. This training was monitored by MSHA personnel.

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Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Utility Truck, Water Trucks

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado por objeto que cae

Fuente de la lesión

PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

10 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

0 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY