Mine Manager

Operator was up on hill pushing overburden down to excavator for feeding crusher. Operator went down a small incline on Cat Dozer and was thrown from the cab.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On October 17, 2017, Arthur Brand (owner), was fatally injured while descending the top of the North Pit rock bench in a Caterpillar D8H dozer. Brand was ejected from and run over by the dozer which continued to travel across the bench and over the highwall. The accident occurred because the operator had inadequate policies and procedures in place to ensure that equipment operators wear seat belts in order to maintain control of equipment.

1. Inadequate policies and work procedures did not ensure that seat belts were worn when employees operated self-propelled mobile equipment in order to maintain control of moving equipment.

   Acción correctiva: The mine owner died and the mine closed.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Bulldozer

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

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

Fuente de la lesión

SURFACE MINING MACHINES

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

50 years

Experiencia en esta mina

30 years

Experiencia en este puesto

20 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY