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POWERED HAULAGE

220253500002 · 10/03/2025 · EAGLE MINING LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ARM, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
46
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ruben Lizalde; Adrian Lizalde
Operator
EAGLE MINING LLC
Mine
4105697

Narrative

Employee was greasing the conveyor belt without following proper safety protocol, specifically failing to perform a lock-out/tag-out on the equipment before commencing work. Simultaneously, coworker turned the plant equipment on, unaware that employee was working on the conveyor. This resulted in employee's arms being crushed.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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