Bulldozer Operator fatality at FORT GREEN (Mosaic Phosphates Company), FL, September 27, 2005

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On September 27, 2005, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at FORT GREEN (Mosaic Phosphates Company), FL.

FORT GREEN · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Mosaic Phosphates Company (Mosaic Company)

Polk County, FL

Classification MACHINERY

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

(Under investigation) (Per Supervisor) Employee was assigned task of pushing overburden wall down with bulldozer. This was being done to install a water jack (floating pump) to pump out old mine cut. A short period of time later bulldozer and employee were discovered under water in mine cut by another employee.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 35 years
Experience at this mine: 27 years
Experience in this job: 22 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220052840097 · Mine ID 0800768 Trainer view →