Fatality #7

According to
MSHA, on April 24, 2008, a 48-year-old laborer with 32-weeks experience was fatally injured at an underground industrial-sand mine. The victim was checking the roof and ribs for scaling when she was struck by a front-end loader as it backed up. This is the 7th fatality reported in calendar year 2008 in the metal and nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in 2007, there were 10 fatalities reported in these industries. This is the 2nd Powered Haulage fatality in 2008. There was one Powered Haulage fatality in the same period in 2007. Your comment?