Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator

Victim was assisting with extracting the highwall miner cars. EE had been shoveling dirt/mud off the deck of the miner. EE was standing at the rear of the deck while a car was being extracted and for unknown reason head came forward and was caught between the car and a support post. Suffered crushing injuries to the head.

Activity at time of incident

Hand Load, Hand Shoveling

Subunit / location

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

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

10 years

Experience at this mine

1.69 years

Experience in this job

6 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY