Bulldozer Operator

October 30, 1984 at 1:40 PM

Pike No. 2 Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Old Ben Coal Company (British Petroleum Company PLC)

Pike County, IN

Classification MACHINERY

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

I.NAME WAS OPERATING A TTACTOR AND PUSHING MATERIAL INTO A LAKE DURING A RECLAMATION OPERATION MATERIAL NEAR THE LAKE COLLAPSED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE TRACTOR AND THE TRACTOR SLID INTO LAKE I N 12 TO 15FT OF WATER

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 8 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219843120048 · Mine ID 1200329 Trainer view →