Fatality · MSHA Record #220052430023
Outside Foreman, Leadman
August 18, 2005 at 12:00 PM
Operator: Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (Thomas J Smith)
Armstrong County, PA
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
Employee was clearing trees on top of an embankment with a caterpillar d5m lgp bulldozer when the bulldozer went over the embankment coming to rest on its side.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Bulldozer
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 26 years
- Experience at this mine
- 16.5 years
- Experience in this job
- 26 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220052430023 · Mine ID 3608065Trainer view →