Warehouseman

May 31, 1988 at 9:15 PM

Kingston Plant #3 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Callanan Industries Inc (CRH PLC)

Ulster County, NY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 980 B FRONEND LOADER AND APPARENTLY FLIPPED INTO THE MUCK POND ON ITS TOP BURYING THE MACHINE AND OPERATOR UNDER THE WATER UP TO MIDWAY OF WH EELS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE LOST CONTROL OR SIMPLY BACKED IN.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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