Fatality · MSHA Record #220072600042
Outside Foreman, Leadman
September 7, 2007 at 10:30 AM
Operator: Canarico Quarries Inc (Melba Figueroa; Edgar Figueroa)
Santa Isabel County, PR
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
For unexplained reasons, the miner gained access to a secondary road, adjacent from where he was instructed to do road maintenance. Miner removed berm and came too close to road edge, loosing control of equipment and falling through a steep slope, rolling over with the machine. This resulted in miners death. Miner was not wearing seat belt.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Front-End Loader
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 21 years
- Experience at this mine
- 7.15 years
- Experience in this job
- 7.15 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220072600042 · Mine ID 5400159Trainer view →