Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125684522 - Original Sixteen To One Mine

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento Mining & Tunneling District Office

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 finished loading timber onto a flatcar and then positioned himself in a 1-ton battery trammer to back the car to the unloading area, about 100 ft away. The timber extended between 5 and 6 ft beyond either end of the flatcar. As he was backing, Employee #1 struck an ore car that was parked at the end of the track to serve as a stop. The collision forced the timber into the cab of the trammer, striking Employee #1's upper leg. Two coworkers in the nearby mine shop heard the crash and went to help. They extracted Employee #1 and drove him to the mine office, from where local EMTs were alerted. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left leg, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLATBED RAIL CAR, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LOAD SHIFT, STRUCK AGAINST, COLLISION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, LEG