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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220233520021 · 12/14/2023 · Bison Materials LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
Mine experience
5.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Spencer Gene Hopper; Lucas Hopper
Operator
Bison Materials LLC
Mine
3402093

Narrative

Miner was moving a rinse bucket to access a piece of metal that needed to be repaired and welded. As EE pulled the pin from the rinse bucket somehow the hydraulic cylinder gave way pinning the miner in between the bucket and a handrail. Resulting in the death of the miner.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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