Fatality · MSHA Record #220080640055
Superintendent
February 25, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Operator: Park View Sand & Gravel, LLC (Georgia A Pavin)
Racine County, WI
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeDrowning
Investigator narrative
The victim was using an excavator to free a dragline from an ice-covered pit floor. The excavator traveled over an ice-covered, 10 feet deep ditch and broke through the ice. The victim was ejected and was recovered from the water about 6 hours after accident.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Power Shovel, Dragline
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Total mining experience
- 27 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.23 years
- Experience in this job
- 2.63 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220080640055 · Mine ID 4703001Trainer view →