Shuttle Car Operator

Employee, and six other employees, was traveling from the west mains section to the surface at end of their shift on a ten person diesel mantrip when a 50-ton roof jack struck the employee on the right side of the head. Employee was immediately transported to the surface and flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital. Employee passed away on the evening of 6/5/18.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On Monday, June 4, 2018, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Ronald R. Taylor, a 43-year-old shuttle car operator with 10 years of mining experience, was seriously injured when the personnel carrier he was riding in contacted a roof-to-floor support lying in the roadway. The base of the support was propelled into the passenger compartment and struck him. The personnel carrier was travelling from the section to the surface when the accident occurred. The victim died as a result of the injuries sustained. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not maintain the roadway free of extraneous material.

1. The mine operator did not maintain the haulage roadway free of extraneous material.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

INTERSECTION

Método de minería

Other

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado por objeto proyectado

Fuente de la lesión

JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC

Naturaleza de la lesión

UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED

Parte del cuerpo afectada

HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS

Experiencia minera total

10 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

0 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY