Bulldozer Operator fatality at Browning'S Deep Creek Quarry Incorporate (Browning'S Deep Creek Quarry Inc), MD, August 21, 1985

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On August 21, 1985, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Browning'S Deep Creek Quarry Incorporate (Browning'S Deep Creek Quarry Inc), MD.

Browning'S Deep Creek Quarry Incorporate · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Browning'S Deep Creek Quarry Inc (Browning James R)

Garrett County, MD

Classification MACHINERY

Type Drowning

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Investigator narrative

I.NAME DRIVING GRADALL WHICH HIT A ROCK WALL.THE GRADALL KEPT MOVING AND ENDED UP UNDER WATER.VHEHICLE DISCOVERED UNDER WATER SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER ACCIDENT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Grader
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 21 years
Experience at this mine: 21 years
Experience in this job: 21 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219852800167 · Mine ID 1800037 Trainer view →