Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220051120059

Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator

April 4, 2005 at 1:36 PM
Darrel Volker Construction · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Nemaha County, NE
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck against stationary object
Investigator narrative
The victim was dumping sand and gravel into the plant grizzly with a skid loader when he over traveled the stop block. The loader rolled into the grizzly and overturned. The victim was thrown out of the loader and fatally injured.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Total mining experience
2.5 years
Experience at this mine
0.02 years
Experience in this job
2.5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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