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Case study · MSHA Record #220013230100

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

October 22, 2001 at 1:30 PM
RUSSELL SAND MINE · Santa Rosa County, FL
Investigator narrative
DREDGE OPERATOR, HEART ATTACK FELL INTO THE WATER DROWNED LIFE JACKET PROVIDED AND AVAILABLE BUT NOT WORN.
Record details
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Drowning
Activity at time
Barge, Boat, Dredge
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience
0.11 years
Experience at this mine
0.11 years
Experience in this job
0.11 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220013230100 · Mine ID 0801304
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