Front-End Loader

April 21, 2000 at 1:00 PM

Rattlesnake Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Darwin Stratton & Son Inc (Clayton Darwin Stratton)

Washington County, UT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

THE PLANT OPERATOR/LOADER OPERATOR WAS FOUND WITH HER LEFT ARM ENTANGLED IN THE SMOOTH TAIL PULLEY OF THE SCREEN FEED CONVEYOR. A COMPANY EE FOUND THE VICTIM AFTER SHE FAILED TO RETURN TO THE MINE OFFICE AFTER HER WORK DAY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220005550001 · Mine ID 4202283 Trainer view →