Warehouseman

Employee disregarded lock out tag safety training and climbed into a hopper without de-energizing equipment and without notifying other workers in the area. Loader operator had no way of knowing that anyone would be inside the hopper with the feeder belt running. Employee in the hopper was buried and crushed when loader operator dumped 18 tons of stone into hopper

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On September 8, 2023, at 10:25 a.m., Eric Komlosky, Sr., a 39-year-old plant laborer with less than two years of mining experience, died while he was working inside a recirculation hopper after a front-end loader dumped limestone material into the hopper. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: 1) provide adequate task training for performing maintenance work inside the recirculation hopper, and 2) stop and lock out the supply and discharge equipment, ensure the plant laborer wore a safety belt or harness equipped with a lifeline, and ensure a second miner was stationed nearby.

1. The mine operator did not provide adequate task training for performing maintenance work inside the recirculation hopper.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator established written procedures for the maintenance of any hoppers. The mine operator trained all miners on the written procedures in accordance with 30 CFR 46.7(b), and the mine operator documented this training in accordance with 30 CFR 46.9.

2. The mine operator did not stop and lock out the supply and discharge equipment, ensure the plant laborer wore a safety belt or harness equipped with a lifeline, or ensure a second miner was stationed nearby.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator permanently removed the hopper and No. 4 belt conveyor from service, which are not needed to operate the plant. The mine operator developed and implemented written procedures for safe entry, operation, and maintenance of the remaining hoppers in accordance with 30 CFR 56.16002.

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Actividad al momento del incidente

Welding Or Cutting

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado por objeto que cae

Fuente de la lesión

BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

1 year

Experiencia en esta mina

1 year

Experiencia en este puesto

1 year

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY