Fatality · MSHA Record #219993330001
Backhoe Operator fatality at Emerson Quarry (Frank N Butler Company), IL, November 18, 1999
at 1:00 PM
On November 18, 1999, a backhoe operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Emerson Quarry (Frank N Butler Company), IL.
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Struck against a moving object
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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
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