Fatality · MSHA Record #220023080002

Front-End Loader fatality at WADE RATHBONE PIT (Wades Coal & Concrete Inc), NY, October 21, 2002

at 2:30 PM

On October 21, 2002, a front-end loader was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at WADE RATHBONE PIT (Wades Coal & Concrete Inc), NY.

WADE RATHBONE PIT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Wades Coal & Concrete Inc (Edwin A Wade)

Steuben County, NY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

DIGGING INTO A 10 FT FACE WALL WITH A FRONT END LOADER, THE OPERATOR DUG OR REMOVED MATERIAL UNTIL THE BERM ABOVE FELL IN. THEN THE OPERATOR TRAVELED AROUND TO THE TOP OF THE WALL AND BACKED O VER IT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 11 years
Experience in this job: 11 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220023080002 · Mine ID 3003215 Trainer view →