Fatality #7 - July 31, 2018
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: C-2, Wells County, North Dakota
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Sand & Gravel
Incident Date/Time: July 31, 2018 07:00 am
PUBLIC NOTICE
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:
Lee Hughes, Lead Investigator:
Phone: 303-231-5465
PRELIMINARY REPORT
While placing a 20-foot long steel tube onto the screen feed conveyor, the victim was crushed between a front-end loader bucket and the screen feed conveyor structure.
FATALITY ALERT
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY – On July 31, 2018, a 62-year old foreman with 40 years of experience, was fatally injured while dismantling a portable crusher. The front-end loader was placing a 20-foot long steel tube onto the screen feed conveyor. The front-end loader operator lowered the bucket and crushed the victim against the conveyor structure.
FINAL REPORT
MAI-2018-07
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface Nonmetal Mine