Truck Driver fatality

January 25, 2017 at 9:45 PM

Linwood Mine · Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation · Scott County, IA

Investigator narrative

EE was reported missing and was later discovered under a rib failure several hours later. The miner was found in an abandoned section of the mine beyond a barricade berm, along the top of a 20 foot high, waste material spoil pile. The victim was recovered on 1/26/17 at approximately 3:30am. and officially pronounce dead by the local medical examiner.

Record details

Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 25.48 years
Experience at this mine: 11.81 years
Experience in this job: 11.81 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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