Bulldozer Operator fatality at Sunbeam (Sunbeam Coal Corp), PA, January 10, 1986

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On January 10, 1986, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Sunbeam (Sunbeam Coal Corp), PA.

Sunbeam · Surface · Coal

Operator: Sunbeam Coal Corp (De Matteis Domenic)

Butler County, PA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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Investigator narrative

UNIT 195 A 19763MODEL R50 ROCK TRUCK DRIVEN BY I.NAME WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCKS AND WAS SLIGHTLY MOVING FORWARD AT WHICH TIME UNIT #232 A MODEL D9G CATERPILLAR DRIVEN BY I.NAME, VICTIM, PULL ED UP WITHIN 153FT AND IN FRONT OF UNIT #195 THE VICTIM PUT THE DOZER BLADE DOWN AND GOT OUT OT OPERATORS CAB STOOD ON THE CATS OF THE DOZER NEAR THE AIR CLEANER ON THE DOZER AND MOTIONED TO

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 40 years
Experience at this mine: 20 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219860150001 · Mine ID 3603346 Trainer view →