Front-End Loader

March 4, 1994 at 3:30 PM

STACIA ROSE QUARRY · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Premier Granite Inc (Eddy Gould)

Llano County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A FRONT END LOADER UP A DIRT RAMP AND WHEN HE POSITIONED THE MACHINE TOO CLOSE TO A 6-7 FOOT VERTICAL BANK, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SLID OFF THE BANK CAUSING THE MACHINE TO FLI P UPSIDE DOWN AND PINNING THE EMPLOYEE BENEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
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: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219940740002 · Mine ID 4103421 Trainer view →