Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219911260001

Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator

April 29, 1991 at 2:30 PM
#1 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Major County, OK
Classification OTHER
Type Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Investigator narrative
2 EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTING A 500 GALLON DIESAL TANK, ALMOST FULL TO DREDGE. THE FUEL TANK WAS MOUNTED ON A STYROFOAM FLOT. ABOUT 8 1/2 X 8 1/2 X 2 FT. AS THEY CAME ALONG SIDE OF THE DREDGE THE Y WENT TO OTHER END OF FLOAT. THE FLOAT CONTINUED TO CAPSIZED DUE TO TANK NOT BEING FULL AND WIND CONDITIONS. VICTIM WAS BELIEVED TO BE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE FLOAT AND DREDGE.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Source of injury
BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
11 years
Experience at this mine
11 years
Experience in this job
11 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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