Fatality · MSHA Record #219870580016
Bulldozer Operator fatality at Plant #1 (Cotton County), OK, January 27, 1986
at 9:00 AM
On January 27, 1986, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Plant #1 (Cotton County), OK.
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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Investigator narrative
I.NAME WAS WORK3NG IN A GRAVEL PIT. HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE STEEL TRA CK & THE BODY OF A T RACK LOADER. HE WAS REPLACING A SHIELD ON THE ENGINE OF THE LOADER, WHICH WAS RUNNING. THE BUCK ET WAS IN THE U1 POSITION. DRIVER OF THE LOADER LOWERED THE BUCKET, NOT KNOWING THAT I.NAME WAS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. THE POSITION I.NAME WAS IN MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXTRACT HIMSELF AND HE
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- 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
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 0 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 219870580016 · Mine ID 3401588
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