Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219901910002

Bulldozer Operator

June 22, 1990 at 8:30 PM
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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