Warehouseman fatality at Old Hickory Mine & Concentrator (Iluka Resources Inc.), VA, February 3, 1999

EE FAILED TO DE-ENERGIZE AUTOMATIC SAMPLER ARM AS INSTRUCTED BY MGMT. THE SAMPLER ARM CYCLED AUTOMATICALLY ACROSS THE INNER PORTION OF THE LOADOUT CHUTE EVERY 5 MIN. THE EVIDENCE SUGGEST THAT THE EE MAY HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOADOUT CHUTE, PLACED HIMSELF IN THE PATH OF THE SAMPLER ARM, AND WAS CRUSHED BY THE SAMPLER ARM. THE CO. NEVERY AUTHORIZED & HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE THAT THE E

Activity at time of incident

Handling Supplies Or Material

Subunit / location

MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT

Accident type

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

Source of injury

MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT

Nature of injury

CRUSHING

Body part affected

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Total mining experience

1 year

Experience at this mine

1 year

Experience in this job

0 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY

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