Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220122090029

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

July 26, 2012 at 5:40 PM
Portable Crushing Plant #1 · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Polk County, MN
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeFall from machine
Investigator narrative
Full details are not yet known. Employee was lubricating a conveyor and the conveyor was started. Injuries are either from being thrown from the conveyor or being trapped in machinery.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Fall from machine
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
0.37 years
Experience in this job
6.5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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