Bulldozer Operator, Universal Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Operating Engineer fatality

September 28, 2022 at 10:30 AM

Spanish Springs Quarry · Western Nevada Materials · Washoe County, NV

Investigator narrative

Miner used a front-end loader to carve a path into stacked material, then exited the loader and entered the newly-carved path on foot. The newly-created unstable wall of the material collapsed and covered the miner, causing a fatality.

Record details

Classification: OTHER
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Activity at time: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 3.77 years
Experience at this mine: 3.77 years
Experience in this job: 3.77 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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