Front-End Loader fatality at 4 J's Gravel Crushing Plant 2 (4 J's Gravel Crushing), MN, August 9, 2011

A miner' s arm was caught in the components of a conveyor head pulley and conveyor scraper blade assembly, resulting in fatal injury.

1. Management failed to ensure that moving machine parts were guarded to protect persons from contacting them.

   Corrective action: Management established safe operating procedures to protect persons working around moving belt conveyor components. All moving machine parts were guarded to protect persons from contacting them. Since the accident, all persons were trained to recognize identifiable hazards and eliminate them before beginning any work near belt conveyors.

2. Management did not task train the victim regarding the health and safety hazards associated with operation of the crushing plant.

   Corrective action: Management trained all persons to identify hazards and eliminate them before beginning any work near belt conveyors.

Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.

Activity at time of incident

Getting On Or Off Equipment

Subunit / location

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Accident type

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Source of injury

BELT CONVEYORS

Nature of injury

CRUSHING

Body part affected

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Total mining experience

0 years

Experience at this mine

0 years

Experience in this job

0 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY

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