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Bulldozer Operator, Universal Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Operating Engineer fatality
August 2, 2019 at 11:50 AM
Smoky Canyon Mine · J R Simplot Company · Caribou County, ID
Investigator narrative
Employee maintaining equipment in mobile fuel truck lost power and brakes moving down a steep grade resulting in over-turned truck.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Utility Truck, Water Trucks
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 16 years
- Experience at this mine
- 4 years
- Experience in this job
- 6.35 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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