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Case study · MSHA Record #220251810009

Maintenance Man fatality

June 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Coleman Quarry · P&K Stone LLC · Atoka County, OK
Investigator narrative
It rained and the mining pit needed to be dewatered. EE was at the mine site alone. It was reported that EE's spouse, was in the truck on the mine site while EE went into the pit. EE moved the telehandler into the pit, parked it on the bottom of the pit parallel on the ramp. EE exited the tele. While standing outside of the tele facing east, the tele fell over onto EE, crushing EE.
Record details
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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