Fatality · MSHA Record #219862160001

Crane Operator fatality at Henry County Mines & Mill (H C Spinks Clay Company Inc), TN, July 28, 1986

at 7:15 AM

On July 28, 1986, a crane operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Henry County Mines & Mill (H C Spinks Clay Company Inc), TN.

Henry County Mines & Mill · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: H C Spinks Clay Company Inc (Franklin Industries Inc)

Henry County, TN

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

THE OPERATOR HA8 BACKED THE DRAGLINE INTO MINING POSITION WITH THE CAB FACING THE PIT. ONCE IN POSITION THE OPERATOR FAILED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES. THERE WAS NO SAFETY BERM BETWEEN THE TR ACKS AND THE PI7. THE MACHINE STARTED TRAVELING TOWARD THE HOLE. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE CAB AND TRIED TO CLIMB OVER THE SAFETY RAIL AS THE MACHINE WAS TRAVELING INTO THE PIT. THE MACHINE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: BODY PARTS, NEC
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 19 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219862160001 · Mine ID 4000194 Trainer view →