Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220082810068

Front-End Loader

October 1, 2008 at 5:40 AM
Hueni Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Montgomery County, TX
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Drowning
Investigator narrative
Employee was driving along roadway at approx. 5:30 a.m. The vehicle he was driving went through a berm and landed in approx. 45' of water. Employee was found outside the vehicle.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Drowning
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
3 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
3 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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