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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:
Mike Dunlap, Lead Investigator:
Phone: 214-767-8401
The victim was priming the main suction pump when a two inch line ruptured knocking the victim into the water.
The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the accident.
MINE FATALITY – On February 29, 2020, a plant foreman was priming the main suction pump on a dredge when a two-inch coupling on the waterjet pipe failed, knocking the victim into the water. Divers retrieved his body several hours later. The victim was not wearing a life preserver.
FAI-6882030-1
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface Mine
(Sand)
Fatal Machinery Accident
February 29, 2020
Newmark Acquisition, LLC
Newmark Acquisition, LLC
Longville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
ID No. 16-01557
