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Case study · MSHA Record #219911260001
Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator fatality
April 29, 1991 at 2:30 PM
#1
· B & B Sand & Gravel Company Inc
· Major County, OK
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
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,NEC
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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