Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator fatality at Hugo Sand Company Incorporated (Hugo Sand Company Inc), OH, May 26, 2005

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On May 26, 2005, a barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Hugo Sand Company Incorporated (Hugo Sand Company Inc), OH.

Hugo Sand Company Incorporated · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Hugo Sand Company Inc (Dorothy Strohm)

Portage County, OH

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

Employee was making dredge repairs using hand tools: 3/4" ratchet & 4'-long cheater pipe. He took dredge pump apart and left the ratchet and pipe on the end of the shaft. He started the engine and then engaged the clutch. The pipe came around and hit him on the left side of his skull. Employee was hospitalized and died of his injuries on 7/3/05.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 48 years
Experience at this mine: 32 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220051510106 · Mine ID 3301519 Trainer view →