Fatality · MSHA Record #220101400033

Drill Operator fatality at Brierfield Quarry (Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC), AL, May 5, 2010

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On May 5, 2010, a drill operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Brierfield Quarry (Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC), AL.

Brierfield Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC (Lhoist Group)

Contractor on site: MPH

Bibb County, AL

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

Drill operator was fatally injured by the drill rig he was operating. The likely scenario is that the drill rig began to roll forward while he was at the back of the rig operating the controls for the drill. The victim may have attempted to stop the drill rig and was caught up under the rig and suffered fatal injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220101400033 · Mine ID 0100004 Trainer view →