Electrician

A loader bucket on a CAT R3000H came down and crushed an employee while in use, resulting in a fatality. The injured employee was operating a UTV (gator) in Unit 43 near the feeder breaker (Stamler) when the incident occurred. This incident is still under investigation.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On November 27, 2024, at 5:40 p.m., Grzegorz Sychla, a 58-year-old electrician with over ten years of mining experience, died after being struck by an underground Load Haul Dump (LHD) loader. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not place signs or signals that warn of hazardous conditions at appropriate locations.

1. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not place signs or signals that warn of hazardous conditions at appropriate locations.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator developed and implemented a new written procedure that requires placards to be placed on the entrance to the units and on the placard board that indicate to all miners that an LHD loader is operating in an area and whether authorization is required to enter the unit. Additionally, the mine operator updated the traffic control policy to prohibit any devices or items that could cause a distraction inside the equipment operator’s compartment. The mine operator trained all miners on these procedures.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Utility Truck, Water Trucks

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

FACE

Método de minería

Conventional Stoping

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

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

10 years

Experiencia en esta mina

10 years

Experiencia en este puesto

17 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY