Fatality · MSHA Record #220100110016

Maintenance Man fatality at Bull Mountains Mine No 1 (Signal Peak Energy LLC), MT, January 2, 2010

at 11:35 PM

On January 2, 2010, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Bull Mountains Mine No 1 (Signal Peak Energy LLC), MT.

Bull Mountains Mine No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Signal Peak Energy LLC (Global Mining Group LLC)

Musselshell County, MT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

1ton dodge truck was up on jack stands with front wheels off ground,employee was under front of truck bleeding the power steering system,he asked another employee to get in truck and start the engine. The truck was started and the employees foot slipped off the clutch and the truck fell off the jack stands falling to the floor crushing the employee under truck.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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