Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220002620001

Forklift Operator

August 9, 2000 at 1:30 PM
Rocky Mountain Quartzite Quarry · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Cassia County, ID
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
MAN WAS DRIVING 922B LOADER DOWN A ROAD WITH A STEEP GRADE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON, LOST CONTROL AND THE LOADER TURNED OVER AND THE RAPS SAFETY CAB FAILED AND COLLAPSED CAUSING FATALITY.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
5 years
Experience in this job
5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220002620001 · Mine ID 1000648Trainer view →