Laborer

There were no witnesses to the event. Employee was found with right arm caught by the hold up roller of the remote discharge of the #1 conveyor. When found by crew members, employee was not responsive. Employee was transported to the surface when employee was pronounced deceased.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On January 4, 2016, at approximately 12:05 a.m., Peter D. Sprouse, a 53 year old miner received fatal injuries when he became entangled in the bottom hold-up roller and conveyor belt on the No. 1 belt head. The accident occurred because the No. 1 belt drive was not de-energized and blocked against motion while maintenance work was being performed by the victim to change out a bottom hold-up roller.

1. The mine operator failed to ensure all workers followed the safety precautions for the job to ensure electrical power was off and the machinery blocked against motion. The victim performed repair and/or maintenance work while the No.1 belt conveyor was running.

   Acción correctiva: A written action plan was submitted to MSHA by Greenbrier Minerals, LLC. All employees were given the approved action plan training that consisted of the following:

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Conveyor Belt

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

LAST OPEN CROSSCUT

Método de minería

Continuous Mining

Tipo de accidente

Atrapado en, bajo o entre objetos en movimiento o engranados

Fuente de la lesión

BELT CONVEYORS

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

34 years

Experiencia en esta mina

4 years

Experiencia en este puesto

4 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY