Laborer fatality
Sub-contracted tow truck was dispatched to tow super sucker truck. Boom of tow truck was being operated by tow truck employee #1 when it struck tow truck employee #2 in the head. Employee #2 was taken by ambulance to local ER for treatment where he later passed away. Most data unknown due to HIPPA and subcontractor status of deceased
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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July 1, 2026 · Warrior Met Coal BC, LLC · AL · Electrician
Employee was discovered at shield 74. The employee was found caught between the shield resulting in a head crushing injury. Employee was transported to the surface and EMS performed CPR until time of death was called.
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May 20, 2026 · Pine Branch Mining LLC · KY · Maintenance Man
EE and another employee were pulling the engine and removing nose cone on the radiator. EE was on the bottom under the 992g wheel loader. The other employee was on top of the machine. EE was taking the radiator nose off, accidentally took bolts out of counter weights and it fell on EE. Resulting in a fatality.
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March 12, 2026 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC · UT · Maintenance Man
At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.