Front-End Loader

November 1, 1988 at 2:00 PM

TIGER PIT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Haskell County Gravel Company Inc (Stanley Synar et al)

Haskell County, OK

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 980A CAT LOADER MOVING ROCK FROM STOCKPILE TO CRUSHER APPARENTLY HE EMPRIED HIS BUCKET INTO THE HOPPER AND SHIFTED INTO RREVERSE TO GO DOWN THE RAMP MINE INSPECTOR FOUND A PIN LIKE THE ONE USED IN THE SHIFTING LINKAGE 28 FT 10 IN DOWN THE RAMP FROM THE HOPPER THIS PIN WAS NOT IN PLACE WHEN THE LOADER WAS INSPECTED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE LOADER TRAVELED O

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
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: CRUSHING
Body part affected: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219883190001 · Mine ID 3401287 Trainer view →