Bulldozer Operator fatality at MISSION/SAN XAVIER/EISENHOWER (Asarco Inc), AZ, June 22, 1990

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On June 22, 1990, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at MISSION/SAN XAVIER/EISENHOWER (Asarco Inc), AZ.

MISSION/SAN XAVIER/EISENHOWER · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Asarco Inc

Pima County, AZ

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

I.NAME FATALLY INJURED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK AND DOZER AFTER IT HAD BEEN TOWED WITH CABLE SLINGS TO DESIGNATED LOCATION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Couple Or Uncouple Mine Car
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary 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: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 19 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219901910002 · Mine ID 0200135 Trainer view →