Muerte de Laborer en MLC - Bonne Terre (MLC), MO, 16 de octubre de 2025

Employee was performing cleaning and maintenance. They began work around 7 pm and was discovered by coworkers on the ground below the area of work. It is believed they fell.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On October 16, 2025, between 6:56 p.m. and 7:25 p.m., James Hayes, a 34-year-old production laborer with over 1 year of mining experience, died when he fell approximately 30 feet from an elevated work platform located at the No. 1 Silo. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: 1) design the chute installation to provide a safe location for miners manually actuating the manual diverter switch lever (lever), and 2) correct defects to the lever that affected the safety of the miners.

1. The mine operator did not design the chute installation to provide a safe location for miners manually actuating the lever.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator removed the emergency material chute on the No. 1 Silo side of the elevated platform and relocated the lever to the No. 1 Silo side of the elevated platform.

2. The mine operator did not correct defects to the lever that affected the safety of the miners.Corrective Actions: The lever was relocated to the No. 1 Silo side, providing safe access and body position when manually actuating the lever.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Unknown

Subunidad / ubicación

MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT

Tipo de accidente

Caída desde andamios, pasarelas, plataformas

Fuente de la lesión

GROUND

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

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

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