Front-End Loader

August 3, 1995 at 11:35 AM

PRZEKOPSKI SAND & GRAVEL & FARM · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Przekopski Sand Gravel & Farm (Leonard Przekopski Jr)

New London County, CT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

WORKER OPERATING FRONT END LOADER TO PLACE MATERIAL FOR A BERM NEXT TO AN OPEN PIT 12' DEEP, GOT TOO CLOSE AND THE PIT WALL COLLAPSED OVERTURNING THE LOADER AND KILLING THE OPERATOR.

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: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219952430001 · Mine ID 0600647 Trainer view →