Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220001780001

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

June 14, 2000 at 4:50 PM
New Iberia Plant · Facility · Metal/Nonmetal
Iberia County, LA
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
STOCKPILING ORE AT MILL SITE STOCKPILE AREA. DUMP TRUCK DUMPED HIS LOAD ON STOCKPILE AND BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM PILE. WHILE SLOWING PULLING FORWARD AND BEGGINING TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, THE HAU L TRUCK RAN OVER A DOZER OPERATOR WHO WAS IN FRONT OF DUMP TRUCK THE INJURY WAS FATAL.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Bulldozer
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience at this mine
0.15 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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