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Case study · MSHA Record #220260200047

Crane Operator fatality

December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Mid-Coast Aggregates LLC-Mazak Mine · MID Coast Aggregates LLC · Sumter County, FL
Investigator narrative
EE died after the dragline EE was operating slid into a water-filled pit.
Record details
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Drowning
Activity at time
Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
5 years
Experience in this job
8 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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