Fatality · MSHA Record #220233520021
Maintenance Man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire Tech, Field Service Tech
December 14, 2023 at 7:00 AM
Operator: Bison Materials LLC (Spencer Gene Hopper; Lucas Hopper)
Washington County, OK
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught 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
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5.62 years
- Experience in this job
- 5.62 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220233520021 · Mine ID 3402093Trainer view →