Backhoe Operator

November 18, 1999 at 1:00 PM

Emerson Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Frank N Butler Company (Tom Bennett)

Contractor on site: IR2

Whiteside County, IL

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

FROM PRELIMINARY: THE SCRAPER WAS ASCENDING A RAMP AFTER BEING LOADED AND STOPPED JUST AS IT APPROACHED THE CREST. IT TRAVELED BACKWARD DOWN RAMP ABOUT 90 FEET, PROCEEDED OVER THE HIGHWALL AND DROPPED 78 FEET TO THE QUARRY FLOOR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Scraper, Pan Scraper
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)
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 219993330001 · Mine ID 1100400 Trainer view →