Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220250580003

Prep Plant Foreman, Supervisor, Mill Plant Supervisor, Kiln Supervisor

February 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
GCC Dacotah Inc · Facility · Metal/Nonmetal
Pennington County, SD
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
A miner received fatal injuries. After a bridge collapsed that the miner was operating a skid steer loader on. The miner was clearing refractory brick form a rotary kiln. The bridge that was installed by the property owner collapsed. The skid steer fell approximately 10 feet into a hopper, causing the payload of brick to engulf the operator causing fatal wounds.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
BRICK,CERAMIC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
6 years
Experience at this mine
0.02 years
Experience in this job
6 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220250580003 · Mine ID 3900022Trainer view →