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

November 5, 2007 at 11:00 AM

San Miguel Lignite Mine · The North American Coal Corp · Atascosa County, TX

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

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time: Move Power Cable
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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