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Case study · MSHA Record #220011970001

Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner fatality

April 2, 2001 at 11:00 AM
Big Island Concrete & Aggregate · Kona Cinder & Soil Inc · Hawaii County, HI
Investigator narrative
EE WAS OPERATING THE D-8 DOZER IN RESTRICTED AREA. OPERATING BULLDOZER NEAR THE BASE OF A 60FT HIGHWALL WHEN THE WALL COLLAPSED, BURYING HIM
Record details
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time
Bulldozer
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
6 years
Experience in this job
20 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220011970001 · Mine ID 5100235
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