Bulldozer Operator

May 14, 1984 at 7:15 PM

Kennecott-Carr Fork · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Anaconda Minerals Company (British Petroleum Company PLC)

Tooele County, UT

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-7 CAT DOZER, PUSHING MUD, ROCKS AND DEBRIS AWAY FROM THE MOUTH OF A CANYON. WITHOUT WARNING, A MASSIVE MUDSLIDE CAME OUT OF THE CANYON, STRIKING AND OVERTURNING T HE DOZER, APPRENTLY FATALLY INJURING HIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 9 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219841500187 · Mine ID 4201153 Trainer view →