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Case study · MSHA Record #220001780001

Bulldozer Operator fatality

June 14, 2000 at 4:50 PM
New Iberia Plant · Excalibar Minerals Of Louisiana LLC · Iberia County, LA
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Bulldozer
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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