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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220101400033 · 05/05/2010 · Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lhoist Group
Operator
Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC
Mine
0100004

Narrative

Drill operator was fatally injured by the drill rig he was operating. The likely scenario is that the drill rig began to roll forward while he was at the back of the rig operating the controls for the drill. The victim may have attempted to stop the drill rig and was caught up under the rig and suffered fatal injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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