Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator fatality at ST. PAUL PIT (Batenhorst Gravel Company), NE, May 20, 2000

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On May 20, 2000, a barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator was fatally injured at ST. PAUL PIT (Batenhorst Gravel Company), NE.

ST. PAUL PIT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Batenhorst Gravel Company (Bernard Batenhorst)

Howard County, NE

Classification OTHER

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

WAS NOT WEARING LIFT JACKET WHEN CLEANING OUT DEBRIS FROM CUTTERHEAD, FELL INTO WATER AND DROWNED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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