Fatality · MSHA Record #220251320013
Rotary Bucket Excavator Operator
May 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Atascosa County, TX
ClassificationFALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
TypeStruck by rolling or sliding object
Investigator narrative
EE was operating an excavator in Pit 2 at SPS Atascosa. Pit 2 is located between two tailings ponds. 9:18 AM one of the tailings ponds breached causing tailings mixture to flow into the work site. Tailings mixture tipped over the excavator EE was operating cab side down. The front window broke, tailings mixture engulfed the cab & 75% of the vehicle. Employee could not escape.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Power Shovel, Dragline
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck by rolling or sliding object
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Total mining experience
- 2.5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2.5 years
- Experience in this job
- 2.5 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220251320013 · Mine ID 4105317Trainer view →