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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:
Chris Ewing, Lead Investigator:
Phone: 270-821-4180
A miner died while inspecting a stockpile for over-sized material. As the victim walked along the stockpile, the stockpile sloughed off, covering him with approximately four feet of
material.
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 June 19, 2020, a miner died while inspecting a stockpile for oversized material. As the victim walked along the toe of the stockpile, a portion of the stockpile collapsed, covering him with approximately four feet of material.
FAI-6787560-1
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface
(Limestone)
Fatal Fall of Material Accident
June 19, 2020
Plant 2
Harshman Construction LLC
Cedar Point, Osage County, Kansas
ID No. 14-01537
Accident Investigators
Chris A. Ewing
