Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220233530005

Miner, Prospector, Nec

December 14, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Beck Street · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Salt Lake County, UT
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
EE STARTED THE DAY AND HAD WORKED AT THE SHOP LOCATED IN LEHI, UTAH FOR THE MAJORITY OF EE'S WHOLE SHIFT. THERE WERE MATERIALS THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO OUR CREW TO CONTINUE WORKING. EE DROVE TO THE WORKSITE. WHILE EE WAS THERE, EE WAS WALKING AND WHILE WALKING EE WAS STRUCK BY THE FORKS OF A PEICE OF EQUIPMENT THAT FELL OVER, WHICH RESULTED IN EE'S LIFE ENDING.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Experience in this job
0.13 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220233530005 · Mine ID 4201452