Fatality · MSHA Record #219950130001

Coal/Ore Shovel Operator fatality at OPEN CUT - LEAD (Homestake Mining Company Of California), SD, January 5, 1995

at 1:50 AM

On January 5, 1995, a coal/ore shovel operator was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at OPEN CUT - LEAD (Homestake Mining Company Of California), SD.

OPEN CUT - LEAD · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Homestake Mining Company Of California (Homestake Mining Company)

Contractor on site: X52

Lawrence County, SD

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

SUDDEN MASSIVE UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE OF EAST HIGHWALL RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FALLING SLIDING ROCK CRUSHED THE 5130 SHOVEL KILLING THE OPERATOR. IT ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPACTED THE 85 TON TRU CK BEING LOADED WITH RESULTING HEAD AND LEG WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 11 years
Experience in this job: 11 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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