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Case study · MSHA Record #219833110002
Bulldozer Operator fatality
October 27, 1983 at 9:15 AM
Watson Mine
· Estech Inc
· Polk County, FL
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER ON SLIGHT INCLINE HE STOPPED MACHINE FAILED TO SET BRAKE & LOWER BLADE TO GROUND HE PUT MACHINE IN NEUTRAL & STEPPED ONTO TRACK (APPARENTLY TO RESET SENTRY SWI TCH OR TO CHECK OIL) BULLDOZER ROLLED BACK PULLING EMPLOYEE BENEATH TRACK & CRUSHING HIM
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Bulldozer
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 20 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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