Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219941010200

Front-End Loader

March 10, 1994 at 9:00 AM
Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Floyd County, IA
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS IN HIS PICKUP WHEN TRUCK ARRIVED TO BE LOADED WITH LIME. EMPLOYEE DROVE PICKUP AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED TOWARDS THE AREA OF THE LIME PILE, STRUCK TWO STOCKPILES OF FROZEN MATERIAL AN D ROLLED PICKUP TWICE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A STROKE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Source of injury
PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury
CEREBRAL HEMORAGE-NT CCUS
Body part affected
BRAIN
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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