Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220063190032

Bulldozer Operator, Universal Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Operating Engineer

November 10, 2006 at 8:15 AM
Jammer Lake Pit - Virginia · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
St Louis County, MN
ClassificationFALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Employee was in the process of moving a stacking conveyor, hooking chains to the axle frame to be connected to a loader. Conveyor buckled in half landing on him in his attempt to run from the falling conveyor.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CONVEYORS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Total mining experience
2.1 years
Experience at this mine
2.1 years
Experience in this job
2.1 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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