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Case study · MSHA Record #219832690006
Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator fatality
September 16, 1983 at 12:00 PM
Deweyville Plant
· Specialty Sand Company Inc.
· Newton County, TX
Investigator narrative
NO DETAILS KNOWN EXCEPT EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE FROM DREDGE TO SHORE
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Barge, Boat, Dredge
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 13 years
- Experience at this mine
- 13 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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