Bulldozer Operator

August 11, 1987 at 4:10 AM

Gibraltar · Surface · Coal

Operator: Peabody Coal Company (Hanson PLC)

Muhlenberg County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

AS A RESULT OF 7HE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE 542 D-8 CAT DOZER, BEING OPERATED BY THE VICTIM, ENTERED THE 14 COAL HOPPER. THE VICTIM CLIMBED, FELL, OR WAS THROWN FROM THE CA B OF THE DOZER,3HE THEN FELL THROUGH THE HOPPER, ONTO THE FEEDER BELT AND CARRIED TO THE 2 WASHBOX WHERE HE WAS DISCOVERED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: MISCELLANEOUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 31 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 31 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219872360074 · Mine ID 1502065 Trainer view →