Fatality · MSHA Record #219842610232

Bulldozer Operator fatality at Mission Valley Plant (Calmat Company), CA, July 16, 1984

at 1:30 PM

On July 16, 1984, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Mission Valley Plant (Calmat Company), CA.

Mission Valley Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Calmat Company

San Diego County, CA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EMPL DRIVING FRONT END LOADER.VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT EMPL JUMPED OUT OF VEHICLE AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE EQUIPMENT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219842610232 · Mine ID 0401933 Trainer view →