Fatality · MSHA Record #220193370002
Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner
November 16, 2019 at 12:23 PM
Operator: U.S. Silica Company, LLC (USS Holdings Inc)
Hinds County, MS
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was on the ground spotting a dump truck to prepare for dumping a load of fill dirt in excavation area. Employee's back was to the dozer that came up an incline and fatally struck employee from behind.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Idle
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 50 years
- Experience at this mine
- 25 years
- Experience in this job
- 50 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220193370002 · Mine ID 2200415Trainer view →