Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store Keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning Plant Operator fatality

April 11, 2006 at 2:10 PM

Salado Operations, Lometa · 1845 Texas Stone Products, Inc. · Lampasas County, TX

Investigator narrative

Employee was placing wire around a pallet of stone. He disreguarded the backup alarm of a Case 95XT skid steer loader that was moving in reverse. The employee disreguarded his safety training to yield the right-of-way to moving equipment. As a result, he was struck by the loader and died from his injuries.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 4.75 years
Experience at this mine: 0.75 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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