Bulldozer Operator

Employee was trying to insert a spud pin into a spud before the spud stopped moving. Pin struck victim in the head.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On March 12, 2021, at 11:53 a.m., Jonathan S. Castloo, a 35-year-old equipment operator with approximately eight years of mining experience, was fatally injured when a 43-pound safety pin struck him. Castloo attempted to insert the safety pin into a spud beam while the beam dropped into the spud well. Castloo was unable to place the entire safety pin into the spud beam, and as a result, the safety pin struck the spud well casing causing the pin to suddenly pivot upward and strike him. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not have adequate policies or train miners on how to safely remove or install a spud beam, which includes ensuring that safety pins are securely in place.

1. The mine operator’s policies and procedures were not adequate to assure that the spud beam was safely removed or replaced, which includes ensuring that safety pins are securely in place.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator implemented written policies and procedures for installing, repositioning, and removing the spud beam and safety pin. The mine operator has trained all management and miners on these written policies and procedures.

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Actividad al momento del incidente

Machine Maintenance

Subunidad / ubicación

DREDGE

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado por... no clasificado en otra parte

Fuente de la lesión

METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Parte del cuerpo afectada

FACE,NEC

Experiencia minera total

8 years

Experiencia en esta mina

8 years

Experiencia en este puesto

8 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY