19 de octubre de 1983
WV · Carbón
Operador de bulldozer, Operador universal, Operador de equipo pesado, Ingeniero operador
Muerte · MAQUINARIA
Freeman Branch Mining · Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo
VICTIM WAS OPERATING D8K BULLDOZER WHILE DOING SLOPE & BENCH WORK IN A VALLEY FILL AREA, THE AREA WAS APPAROXIMATELY A 2:1 RATIO. BEGINNINGT ON EITHER THE FACE OF THE SLOPE OR THE BENCH AR EA ITSELF, THE DOZER BEGAN TO TRAVEL IN A REVERSE MOTION CONTINUING OVER THE EDGE OF THE BENCH AND DOWN THE SLOPE FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. AS THE DOZER WE