Maintenance Man fatality at Craney Mine (Solar Sources Mining LLC), IN, June 23, 2003

at 12:45 PM

On June 23, 2003, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Craney Mine (Solar Sources Mining LLC), IN.

Craney Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Solar Sources Mining LLC (Felson Bowman)

Daviess County, IN

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EE & CO-WORKER WERE GOING TO MOVE A LARGE PIECE OF METAL TO BLOCK UP A LOADER. COWORKER WAS IN THE LOADER AND THE BUCKET WAS IN THE AIR. EE DIRECTED COWORKER IN THE LOADER AND SIGNALED HIM TO STOP. COWORKER SAID HE STOPPED AND WAITED FOR EE TO ATTACH THE CHAIN. EE DID NOT RETURN. COWORKER GOT OFF LOADER & SAW EE WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & METAL. SUFFERED FATAL HEAD INJURIE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 21 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220031880004 · Mine ID 1201732 Trainer view →