Preliminary Report - Fatality #3 - March 25, 2014

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Fatality #3 - March 25, 2014

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Preliminary Report Overview

On Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at approximately 1:45 a.m. (CDT), a mechanic trainee was fatally injured while working on an Auxier Welding Inc. belt feeder located on the No. 4 working section. The victim was in the process of cutting through the inner left-side side plate, and when the cut was completed, the cat frame pivoted upward, pinning the victim between the cat track and frame of the feeder. The side plates connect the hopper jack assembles to the cat frame.