Mine company accepts “flagrant violation” in worker’s death
Equipment not de-energized
A mine worker who died because of a missing part on a circuit breaker was the subject of a $211,002 settlement reached last month with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the U.S. Lime Co., the worker’s employer.
Wilbur A. Farris, a maintenance manager at the company’s mine in Marble City, Okla., was fatally injured while in a roller mill that was not properly locked out and de-energized. The roller mill started while Farris was inside.