Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220241170027

Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator

April 13, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Morgan County Quarry · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Morgan County, GA
ClassificationOTHER
TypeDrowning
Investigator narrative
Based on investigation to date, employee suffered a personal medical event (cardiac arrest). ""Per Prelim: After washing a concrete pad, a miner drowned in a two-foot-deep pool of water.""
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Drowning
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience
4.27 years
Experience at this mine
4.27 years
Experience in this job
4.27 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220241170027 · Mine ID 0901126Trainer view →