Front-End Loader

August 27, 2005 at 12:21 PM

Walstrum Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Albert Frei & Sons Inc (Albert R Frei)

Clear Creek County, CO

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN A MINER ATTEMPTING TO EXCAVATE MATERIAL IN A WA900 FRONT END LOADER WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK THAT ROLLED DOWN THE ANGLE REPOSE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220052560027 · Mine ID 0503935 Trainer view →