Ledgeman/Hand, Quarry Man

Two miners working in an underground bin excavation were attempting to level the muckpile by blowing muck down a hole at the brow. They were both tied to retractable fall restraints when the muckpile slid down the repose angle unexpectedly. One employee manually pulled his line and engaged his restraint but the second man was engulfed and suffocated by the finely broken muck.

Activity at time of incident

Enter/Work In Bins, Silos

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Accident type

Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Source of injury

PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)

Nature of injury

SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN

Total mining experience

3.54 years

Experience at this mine

0.69 years

Experience in this job

3.54 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY