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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:
Thaddeus Sichmeller , Lead Investigator:
Phone: 218-720-5448
A shift supervisor was run over by a loaded Caterpillar 785B haul truck while sitting in a pickup truck at the crusher site.
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY – On November 3, 2018, a 44-year old shift supervisor with 3 years of experience was killed when a loaded Caterpillar 785B haul truck ran over her pickup truck at the crusher site.
MAI-2018-15
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Metal and Nonmetal Safety and Health
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface Nonmetal Mine
Crushed/Broken Limestone
