Fatality · MSHA Record #219880060002

Front-End Loader fatality at SPRING CREEK PLANT (Borger Sand & Gravel Company Inc), TX, December 29, 1987

at 5:05 PM

On December 29, 1987, a front-end loader was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at SPRING CREEK PLANT (Borger Sand & Gravel Company Inc), TX.

SPRING CREEK PLANT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Borger Sand & Gravel Company Inc (Pioneer International Ltd)

Hutchinson County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

BOOSTING 988 WI7H BATTERY CABLES--I,NAME WAS ON GROUND DIRECTING LOADER, BACK INTO POSITION, PINNING HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TIRES OF THE TWO LOADERS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219880060002 · Mine ID 4101048 Trainer view →