Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219831150089

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Schwarz Ready Mix Of Okc (Schwarz Ready Mix Of Okc Inc), OK, April 8, 1983

at 5:15 PM

On April 8, 1983, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Schwarz Ready Mix Of Okc (Schwarz Ready Mix Of Okc Inc), OK.

Schwarz Ready Mix Of Okc · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Canadian County, OK
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
SINGLETON & PELTO WERE HOOKING A CHAIN UP BETWEEN THEFRONT END LOADER & THE WINCH TRUCK & THE LOADER ROLLED FORWARD & PINNING ROBERT IN BETWEEN THE 2 VEHICLE & CRUSHED HIS HEAD & KILLED HIM.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Couple Or Uncouple Mine Car
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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