Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220191710035

Electrician Helper

June 10, 2019 at 11:00 AM
River Road Quarry · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Davidson County, TN
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Pending Investigation - Victim was leveling material in a trench made for laying electrical conduit, manager was operating front-end loader above. The front-end loader was being used to back fill the trench when the bank collapsed causing the front-end loader to slide into the trench. The victim was fatally injured when victim was pinned between loader and jersey block.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
3.15 years
Experience at this mine
0.5 years
Experience in this job
3.15 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220191710035 · Mine ID 4000104Trainer view →