Fatality · MSHA Record #219872330001

Bulldozer Operator fatality at Short Creek 8750 (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL, August 12, 1987

at 3:15 PM

On August 12, 1987, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Short Creek 8750 (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL.

Short Creek 8750 · Facility · Coal

Operator: Drummond Company, Inc. (Taylor Walter Scott Sr & Jr)

Jefferson County, AL

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING MATERIAL FROM AN OLD WASHER FINES POND. THE POND HAD BEEN DRAINED AND ALLOWED TO DRY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HE WAS PUSHING THE MATERIAL OVER THE HIGHWALL WHEN A SECTION BEHIN D HIM BROKE LOO8E ENGULFING THE DOZER TO WINDOW LEVEL AND PUSHED THE DOZER OVER THE HIGHWALL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 30 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219872330001 · Mine ID 0100742 Trainer view →