Fatality · MSHA Record #220073190003

Crane Operator fatality at San Miguel Lignite Mine (The North American Coal Corp), TX, November 5, 2007

at 11:00 AM

On November 5, 2007, a crane operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at San Miguel Lignite Mine (The North American Coal Corp), TX.

San Miguel Lignite Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: The North American Coal Corp (NACCO Industries Inc)

Atascosa County, TX

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

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.

Record details

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
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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