Fatality · MSHA Record #219981800197

Prep Plant Foreman fatality at Portable Plant #2 (Midwest Minerals LLC), KS, June 22, 1998

at 2:25 PM

On June 22, 1998, a prep plant foreman was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Portable Plant #2 (Midwest Minerals LLC), KS.

Portable Plant #2 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Midwest Minerals LLC (George E Nettels)

Crawford County, KS

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

PLANT SUPERVISOR & EE ADJUSTED TRACKS ON DOZER. OTHER EE LEFT, & PLANT SUPERVISOR APPARENTLY STARTED TO OPERATE DOZER, IN REVERSE. HE EITHER JUMPED OR FELL OFF DOZER. DOZER STRUCK SUPERVISOR'S PICKUP, PUSHED IT OUT OF THE WAY, AND APPARENTLY RAN OVER THE SUPERVISOR, CAUSING ABDOMINAL INJURIES, FRACTURED FEMUR & PELVIS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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