Crane Operator, Mobile Equipment Operator (Meo), Dragline Operator, Dropball Operator, Rigger

While The Page dragline was still digging, the Assistant on the dragline crew entered the area in the back of the dragline w/o first notifying the dragline operator. The Assistant was injured when he was struck by the dragline shoe as the dragline turned to deposit a load of material. The Assistant was promptly transported to the hospital and he died there the following day.

Activity at time of incident

Move Power Cable

Subunit / location

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Accident type

Struck by powered moving object

Source of injury

SURFACE MINING MACHINES

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Total mining experience

4.21 years

Experience at this mine

4.21 years

Experience in this job

1.9 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY