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Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator, Riverman, Deck Hand fatality
May 20, 2000 at 1:15 PM
ST. PAUL PIT · Batenhorst Gravel Company · Howard County, NE
Investigator narrative
WAS NOT WEARING LIFT JACKET WHEN CLEANING OUT DEBRIS FROM CUTTERHEAD, FELL INTO WATER AND DROWNED.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Total mining experience
- 2.5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.5 years
- Experience in this job
- 2.5 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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