Bulldozer Operator, Universal Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Operating Engineer

The victim was operating an excavator near a canal when the excavator tipped on its side and went in the water. The victim was able to get out of the cab and transported to a hospital where he died at 5:45 p.m.

Activity at time of incident

Power Shovel, Dragline

Subunit / location

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Accident type

Drowning

Source of injury

WATER

Nature of injury

SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN

Total mining experience

35.96 years

Experience at this mine

34.17 years

Experience in this job

34.17 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY