Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220251050010

Superintendent

March 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
SOUTH PLANT · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Washington County, KS
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
Victim was removing sand from the sand wall with a Volvo L120E loader and the wall sloughed off covering the loader and victim with sand.
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
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
28 years
Experience at this mine
28 years
Experience in this job
28 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220251050010 · Mine ID 1401414Trainer view →