Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220243300001

Rotary Bucket Excavator Operator

November 16, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Highland County, OH
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Investigator narrative
Employee died when they became entangled in the log washer.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
7.1 years
Experience at this mine
7.1 years
Experience in this job
7.1 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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