Maintenance Man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire Tech, Field Service Tech fatality

January 31, 2005 at 6:15 PM

Underground Black River Operation · Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc · Pendleton County, KY

Investigator narrative

Unsure how accident happened. Best guess is that the one or both of the left side wheels of the tractor caught a rib and caused the tractor to overturn. The employee was found under the left fender with his head and chest crushed. Do not, at this time, have autospy results to confirm whether the tractor caused death or something prior to the overturned tractor.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 4.12 years
Experience at this mine: 4.12 years
Experience in this job: 4.12 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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