Bulldozer Operator fatality at Falkirk Mine (Falkirk Mining Company), ND, December 17, 1990

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On December 17, 1990, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Falkirk Mine (Falkirk Mining Company), ND.

Falkirk Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Falkirk Mining Company (NACCO Industries Inc)

Mclean County, ND

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

A COAL HAULER AND SCRAPER COLLIDED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SCRAPER WAS CROSSING HAUL ROAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Scraper, Pan Scraper
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219903600001 · Mine ID 3200491 Trainer view →