Coal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Coal Mine Fatal Machinery Accident, March 6, 2009 at Dolet Hills Lignite Company Mine, Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC, Mansfield, De Soto County, Louisiana, ID No. 16-01031

摘要

On Friday, March 6, 2009, Stanley Freeman, Dragline Oiler, age 44, received fatal crushing injuries while the dragline was walking from the northwest to the southeast end of the dragline bench, designated as the N area, located at the Dolet Hills Lignite Company mine. Freeman, who had just completed manually adding grease to the slide/cam mechanism on the left walking shoe, was last seen standing on the shoe walkway, apparently waiting to board the dragline house. He was later found approximately 10 feet from this location, crushed between the top of the walking shoe and the bottom of the dragline house. A minimum clearance of approximately 7 inches existed at this location. There were no witnesses to the accident.