Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219870580016

Bulldozer Operator

January 27, 1986 at 9:00 AM
Plant #1 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Cotton County, OK
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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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