Front-End Loader

September 18, 1998 at 3:15 PM

PERKINS PIT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Paulden Sand & Rock (Frances F Dunbar et al)

Yavapai County, AZ

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS ASSIGNED TO LOAD MATERIAL FROM A STOCKPILE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A CRUSHER FEEDER. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, HE BACKED THE LOADER DOWN THE SLOPE 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE WALL OF THE ACTIVE PIT, WHICH WAS OUT OF HIS ASSIGNED WORK AREA. HE WENT OVER THE ACTIVE PIT FACE, FIRST HITTING ON THE RADIATOR END OF THE LOADER AND THEN OVER ON ITS TOP TRAPPING HIM INSIDE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 40 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 219982740001 · Mine ID 0202786 Trainer view →