Timberman

At approx 7:40pm, a haulage accident occurred on the surface area of mine. The EE was in the process of attaching a wire nip to a trolley pole of a ditch digger while apparently standing in front of the ditch digger. The ditch digger became energized and contacted the EE causing injury and subsequent amputation of the lower right extremity at the hip. EE was pronounced dead.

Activity at time of incident

Machine Maintenance

Subunit / location

SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND

Accident type

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Source of injury

SURFACE MINING MACHINES

Nature of injury

AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION

Total mining experience

9.87 years

Experience at this mine

5.85 years

Experience in this job

3.23 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY