Fatality · MSHA Record #220120600003
Superintendent
February 14, 2012 at 4:30 PM
ClassificationFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
TypeCaught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Investigator narrative
The victim was operating an excavator with a rock breaker attachment. He was scaling rock from the highwall face when the face fell onto the cab of excavator crushing him.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Power Shovel, Dragline
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 8.35 years
- Experience at this mine
- 8.35 years
- Experience in this job
- 8.35 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220120600003 · Mine ID 0103273Trainer view →