Scoop Car/Scooptram Operator, Load/Haul/Dump (Lhd) Operator, Teletram Operator

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO KNOCK OUT A STOPPING BETWEEN ENTRIES & CLEAN UP BLOCKS & OTHER MATERIAL. WHILE SCOOPING, THE BUCKET PICKED UP A 20' SECTION OF 4"" DIAMETER HARD PLASTIC PIPE WITH A METAL COUPLING ON ONE END. THE END OF THE PIPE OPPOSITE THE OPERATOR HIT THE RIB & THE COUPLING END CAUGHT THE INNER CORNER OF THE BUCKET ON THEOPERATOR'S SIDE, BOWED & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

Activity at time of incident

Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Accident type

Struck by flying object

Source of injury

METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Total mining experience

5 years

Experience at this mine

0.61 years

Experience in this job

4 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY