Bulldozer Operator

January 6, 1989 at 2:00 PM

Sullivan North · Surface · Coal

Operator: Amax Coal Company (Cyprus Amax Minerals Company)

Contractor on site: BMN

Sullivan County, IN

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

OPERATOR REACHED THRU LEFT CAB WINDOWN TO RETRIEVE CHAIN CAUGHT ON BUCKET. HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK CONTROL LEVER LOWER BOOM & WAS CRUSHED BET3WEEN B OOM DYLINDER & WINDOW FRAME.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
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: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219890410001 · Mine ID 1200332 Trainer view →