Transit Man

A miner sustained fatal injuries when the personnel carrier on which the miner was a passenger overturned. Another miner riding on the personnel carrier accidentally actuated the emergency stop causing the personnel carrier to drift backwards down a grade.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On March 22, 2023, at approximately 8:50 a.m., Cecil Barker, a 62 year-old surveyor with over 17 years of mining experience, died when a battery powered personnel carrier on which he was riding overturned. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: 1) maintain the Company No. 2 Stryker personnel carrier in safe operating condition, 2) conduct adequate pre-operational examinations, and 3) ensure the number of miners traveling on each personnel carrier did not exceed the available number of seats when transporting miners.

1. The mine operator did not maintain the Company No. 2 Stryker personnel carrier in safe operating condition.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator examined all personnel carriers to ensure they were maintained properly, particularly the braking systems. The mine operator also conducted task training with all miners on the pre-operational examinations of all personnel carriers in the mine. This training included procedures for removing equipment from service when identifying safety defects. The mine operator also installed a second independent front brake system and brass tags that identify the type of oil required for each master cylinder on all rubber-tired personnel carriers in the mine and trained miners on the proper oil required for each master cylinder.

2. The mine operator did not conduct adequate pre-operational examinations.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator conducted task training with all miners on the pre-operational examinations of all personnel carriers in the mine. This training included procedures for removing equipment from service when identifying safety defects.

3. The mine operator did not ensure the number of miners traveling on each personnel carrier did not exceed the available number of seats when transporting miners.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator updated the written procedure requiring that all passengers on personnel carriers do not exceed the number of designated seats available. The mine operator trained all miners on the new procedures.

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Actividad al momento del incidente

Mantrip

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

LAST OPEN CROSSCUT

Método de minería

Continuous Mining

Tipo de accidente

Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

Fuente de la lesión

MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)

Experiencia minera total

17 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

17 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY