Front-End Loader fatality

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January 26, 2022 at 7:45 AM

Ouachita Rock Portable · Ouachita Rock, Inc. · Polk County, AR

Investigator narrative

EE was operating a loader at our pit. A co-worker was in a dump truck & was there to get loaded with but was having trouble with the air in the truck. The co-worker radioed to EE to go ahead and load another truck. EE returned from loading another truck and crawled underneath the co-worker's truck without telling the co-worker. The truck then rolled back on top of EE.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Non-Metal

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