The victim was struck by a road grader when it backed up. The accident occurred in the staging area where the victim and other coworkers were checking their equipment for the shift. There were 15 road graders and 4 haul trucks in the area.
Fatality #1 - February 12, 2011
This posting serves to provide a public notice to employees of the mine, employees of the mining company(s), employees of independent contractors with any connection to the mine, persons with any connection to the mine, and any person with information regarding the cause or contributing factors of this accident.
Please provide any information to Billy Ratliff, Lead Accident Investigator at 205-290-7296.
The victim was struck by a road grader when it backed up. The accident occurred in the staging area where the victim and other coworkers were checking their equipment for the shift. There were 15 road graders and 4 haul trucks in the area.
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On February 12, 2011, a 41 year- old grader operator with 15 years of experience was killed at a phosphate rock operation. The victim and a coworker were standing and talking when he was struck by a grader that was backing up. The accident occurred in a staging area where equipment operators were inspecting their equipment before the shift.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR