Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220000530001

Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner

February 8, 2000 at 9:45 AM
Amrize Distel Plant · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Weld County, CO
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck by powered moving object
Investigator narrative
AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM THE SCRAPER OPERATOR AND EYE WITNESS SHOWS THAT THE EMPLOYEE MOVED BETWEEN A BACKING 633 CAT SCRAPER AND HIS PICKUP OUT OF THE OPERATORS FIELD OF VISION. HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR SCRAPER TIRE RESULTING IN DEATH.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
23 years
Experience at this mine
23 years
Experience in this job
1.01 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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