Front-End Loader fatality at Freedom Mine (The Coteau Properties Company), ND, November 24, 1992

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On November 24, 1992, a front-end loader was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Freedom Mine (The Coteau Properties Company), ND.

Freedom Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: The Coteau Properties Company (NACCO Industries Inc)

Contractor on site: R27

Mercer County, ND

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

A FLEET OF SCRAPERS WAS HAULING SUBSOIL TO A STOCKPILE.TWO CAT 651 SCRAPERS COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON THE HAUL ROAD.THE HAUL ROAD WAS WIDE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.THE HAUL ROAD WAS IN GOOD COND ITION AND VISIBILITY WAS GOOD.IT APPEARS THAT THE MAN THAT WAS FATALLY INJURED WAS ON THE WRONG LANE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Scraper, Pan Scraper
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219923380003 · Mine ID 3200595 Trainer view →