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Case study · MSHA Record #220220910016

Bulldozer Operator fatality

March 22, 2022 at 9:32 AM
Badger Mining Hixton · Badger Mining Hixton, LLC · Jackson County, WI
Investigator narrative
A miner was servicing a floating pump. While working, the pump capsized, trapping the miner underwater.
Record details
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Drowning
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
6 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
6 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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