Laborer

At approximately 4:00am on the 27th of July 2012 a fatal incident occurred when the boom of the continuous miner struck the employee. The accident remains under investigation.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

1. The victim did not follow the foreman’s instruction and returned to the continuous mining machine when it was in use. He returned to the machine without signaling the foreman or taking any actions to announce his presence.

   Acción correctiva: An addendum has been added to the mine’s approved Training Plan on August 7, 2012, and training was provided by mine management. The training plan addendum requires the following topics to be taught to the miners:

2. The foreman did not examine the surroundings of the continuous mining machine before starting and tramming the machine because he was preoccupied by the continuous mining machine cable and the victim was observed leaving the area.

   Acción correctiva: The continuous mining machine was fitted with a Prox 1 proximity detection system on August 18, 2012. Five persons on the section are required to carry the transmitters: two continuous mining machine operators, two roof bolting machine operators, and the section foreman.

3. The use of opaque ventilation curtains obstructed the vision of the continuous mining machine operator and reduced his sight distance.

   Acción correctiva: The ventilation plan revision approved November 8, 2012, requires the use of clear fly pads (transparent curtains) where equipment will tram through the flys (ventilation control). Additionally, the roof control plan revision approved October 25, 2012 requires the use of safety strobes for anyone coming inby the feeder (onto the working section). These changes will increase operator sight distance relative to the position of miners on the section.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Handling Supplies Or Material

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

UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS

Experiencia minera total

1 year

Experiencia en esta mina

1 year

Experiencia en este puesto

1 year

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY