Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator fatality

July 18, 2007 at 12:55 PM

Pit #40 Waterloo · Lyman Richey Corp dba L-R S&G Co · Douglas County, NE

Investigator narrative

Two front end loaders, one on each side, were being used to position an 80 foot section of 18 inch diameter pipe in the waters edge. When the loader on the right was about 25-30 feet from the lake, the bank started to cave in. Within 3 minutes the loader was submerged in about 20 feet of water.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Drowning
Activity at time: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 19.19 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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