Maintenance Man fatality at Bison No 1 (Bison Materials LLC), OK, December 14, 2023

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On December 14, 2023, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Bison No 1 (Bison Materials LLC), OK.

Bison No 1 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Bison Materials LLC (Spencer Gene Hopper; Lucas Hopper)

Washington County, OK

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

Miner was moving a rinse bucket to access a piece of metal that needed to be repaired and welded. As EE pulled the pin from the rinse bucket somehow the hydraulic cylinder gave way pinning the miner in between the bucket and a handrail. Resulting in the death of the miner.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220233520021 · Mine ID 3402093 Trainer view →