METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On June 9, 1995, a mechanic with 25 years of mining
experience was killed at a copper pit. The employee was
in the process of changing the hinge pin on the bed of a
170-ton haul truck when he fell off the rear tire he was
standing on. He fell approximately eight feet to the
concrete floor below. He died from head injuries. This
is the 21st fatality reported in calendar year 1995 in the
metal and nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in
1994, there were also 21 fatalities reported in these
industries. This death is the second fatality classified
as slip/fall of person this year. There were also two
slip/fall of person fatalities during the same period in
1994.
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL95M21]