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Case study · MSHA Record #219890390001
Bulldozer Operator fatality
January 26, 1989 at 9:45 AM
Hibbing Taconite Company
· St Louis County, MN
Investigator narrative
EMP HAD BEEN WORKING ON STOCK PILE WITH CRAWLER TRACTOR. WHEN SIGNALED TO C OME DOWN BY SUPERVISOR, HE ACKNOWLEDGED, AND JPROCEEDED TO BACK UP ALONG A ROAD ON THE SOUTH SIDE CLOSE TO THE TOP, AS HE APPROACHED THE CONE(VOID) OF #9 MILL FEEDER WATCHING THE OUTSIDE TRACK, HE BACKED INTO THE CONE. THE TRACTOR SLID TO THE BOTTOM AND WAS ENGULFED IN COARSE ROCK.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Bulldozer
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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