February 14, 2012
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
superintendent
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rare Red Rock
· Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
The victim was operating an excavator with a rock breaker attachment. He was scaling rock from the highwall face when the face fell onto the cab of excavator crushing him.