Fatality · MSHA Record #219933050002

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Sunflower Quarry (Hunt Midwest Mining Inc), KS, July 15, 1993

at 12:05 PM

On July 15, 1993, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Sunflower Quarry (Hunt Midwest Mining Inc), KS.

Sunflower Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Hunt Midwest Mining Inc (Hunt Midwest Enterprises)

Johnson County, KS

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

INJURED ENTERED THE BIN AFTER BEING WARNED 30 MINUTES PRIOR NOT TO WORK IN THE AREA.APPARENTLY HE BECAME ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE BIN DISCHARGE GATE AND SUFFOCATED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Coal, Rock, Ore
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219933050002 · Mine ID 1401556 Trainer view →