Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220101400033

Drill Operator

May 5, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Brierfield Quarry · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Bibb County, AL
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
Drill operator was fatally injured by the drill rig he was operating. The likely scenario is that the drill rig began to roll forward while he was at the back of the rig operating the controls for the drill. The victim may have attempted to stop the drill rig and was caught up under the rig and suffered fatal injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
0.73 years
Experience at this mine
0.31 years
Experience in this job
0.73 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220101400033 · Mine ID 0100004Trainer view →