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Case study · MSHA Record #220141220035
Bulldozer Operator fatality
April 24, 2014 at 5:30 PM
Arcosa Erwinville Plant #1671
· Big River Industries
· Pointe Coupee County, LA
Investigator narrative
Employee had worked an entire day operating a John Deere 750C Dozer along side another experienced dozer operator. At approximately 5:25pm the employee was last seen crossing over a dirt pile. A few minutes later that same employee saw the 750C dozer blade first in a ditch with the tracks still running and employee lying face up behind the machine.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck against stationary object
- Activity at time
- Bulldozer
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Experience in this job
- 15 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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