Quality Control Technician

FELL INTO LIME BIN.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

Michael L. Griffith, a 30-year-old Truck Driver/Quality Control Person with one year and eight months of total mining experience, died on January 8, 2020. Griffith died when he fell into a lime surge hopper and became engulfed by the material. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: (1) provide a suitable walkway at the rim of the lime surge hopper; (2) ensure that the walkway at the rim of the lime surge hopper was examined by a competent person for conditions that may adversely affect safety before work was performed from the walkway; and (3) have polices/procedures on task training employees on safety hazards encountered when walking and working on walkways around hoppers.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Machine Maintenance

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

Caída a un nivel inferior, no clasificada en otra parte

Fuente de la lesión

STORAGE TANKS AND BINS

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

1 year

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

0 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY