Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220040200001

Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner

August 21, 2003 at 12:00 PM
DELIGHT PLANT · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Pike County, AR
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD CONVEYOR SHUTTLE, LOAD WAS SUSPENDED IN AIR SO TRUCK COULD BACK UNDER IT. CRANE STARTED SWINGING AND TILTING ALLOWING LOAD TO FALL. LOAD STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Move Non-Self-Propelled Equip
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CONVEYORS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
8.92 years
Experience in this job
8.92 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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