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Case study · MSHA Record #220161720002
Laborer fatality
June 6, 2016 at 1:05 PM
New Era Mine
· Illnois Land Resources, Inc.
· Saline County, IL
Investigator narrative
Oil leak was noticed during operation of the end loader. Foreman instructed operator to block the machine & went to get oil. Returned & found EE under the machine looking for the leak. Loader had been raised by tilting the bucket on the ground. Foreman got under machine to help look. Machine came down on top of them shortly after that, just as foreman saw that it was not blocked.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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