Fatality · MSHA Record #220180330013
Bulldozer Operator fatality at Stripping #1 (Hallett Materials), IA, January 25, 2018
at 5:00 AM
On January 25, 2018, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Stripping #1 (Hallett Materials), IA.
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Drowning
Investigator narrative
EE was fatally injured when the articulated haul truck EE was operating traveled off of a haul road into a lake at the Hallett Materials sand and gravel pit. The crew was stockpiling production material during the night shift when they noticed EE was missing. Crew members began searching for the missing EE and found EE's haul truck submerged in water.
Final MSHA investigation
Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Haulage Or Dump Truck
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220180330013 · Mine ID 1301825
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