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Case study · MSHA Record #220032790005

Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator, Riverman, Deck Hand fatality

September 29, 2003 at 2:45 PM
East Miami Pit · Welch Sand & Gravel Inc · Hamilton County, OH
Investigator narrative
OPERATOR DID NOT SEE THE VICTIM ON FOOT BEHIND HIM WHILE BACKING DOWN RAMP LEADING TO FEED THE HOPPER. THERE WAS ONE VICTIM INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
32 years
Experience at this mine
0.42 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220032790005 · Mine ID 3301598
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