METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On August 3, 1995, a loader operator with 10 years of
mining experience was killed at a sand and gravel
operation. The employee was operating a front-end loader
hauling material from the gravel bank to the edge of the
16-foot high pit. It appears that as the loader
approached the edge of the pit, the wall sloughed off
causing the loader to turn upside down into the pit and
crush the victim. The victim died from sustained
injuries. This is the 23rd fatality reported in calendar
year 1995 in the metal and nonmetal mining industries. As
of this date in 1994, there were 28 fatalities reported in
these industries. This death is the 10th fatality
classified as powered haulage this year. There were 12
powered haulage fatalities during the same period in 1994.
For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL95M23]
