Fatality · MSHA Record #220000600001
Drill Helper
January 27, 2000 at 2:30 PM
Operator: Hinkle Contracting Company LLC (Summit Materials LLC)
Campbell County, TN
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
WHEN POSITIONING THE DRILL, THE RIGHT REAR LEVELING FOOT SANK INTO A MUD SEAM ALLOWING THE DRILL TO OVERTURN. THE DRILL SLID OVER THE EDGE OF HIGHWALL AND THE ROCK LEDGE CRUSHED THE DRILL OPER ATORS COMPARTMENT CAUSING DEATH OF DRILL OPERATOR.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- 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
- 11.61 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 11.61 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Verify on MSHA
Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs — the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file — so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:
- Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number
220000600001(the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1) - Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID
4000057 - All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory — Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220000600001 · Mine ID 4000057Trainer view →