Mining Incidents

LUCHERKS GRAVEL CO.Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Chester Lucherk
Fayette County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104125
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jan 2000

Fatalities at this mine

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

ON 1/10/00 AT APP 1:30 PM I AND WORKER WAS SERVICING THE SCREENING PLANT WHEN FOOT FEEDER ON THE RUBBER TIRE LOADER HUNG. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO BEND OVER TO RELEASE THE FOOT FEEDER WHEN MY SHOUL DER BUMPED INTO THE BUCKET CONTROL LEVER CAUSING BUCKET TO TILT.