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Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator fatality
December 11, 2018 at 1:55 PM
Little Spring Creek Mine · Cedar Lake Mining, Inc. · Walker County, AL
Investigator narrative
Victim was operating front-end loader in coal pit area, when a highwall failure occurred, covering the front-end loader completely.
Record details
- Classification
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Front-End Loader
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 14 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.4 years
- Experience in this job
- 14 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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