Utility Man fatality

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April 22, 2006 at 6:10 AM

Anderson Mine and Mill · Lhoist North America Of Tennessee, LLC · Franklin County, TN

Investigator narrative

Utility operator was preparing to wash out the rail scale. The loader operator was weighing the loader on the scale. The loader operator announced on the radio that he was moving the loader off the scale. He slowly moved forward when he observed the utility operator on the ground. The utility operator apparently fell and was crushed by the front left tire of the loader.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 32 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Metal/Non-Metal

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