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Case study · MSHA Record #219941860002

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality

June 18, 1994 at 11:45 AM
Evans No 1 Pit · Evans Construction Company · Teton County, WY
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE BACKED 50 TON ROCK TRUCK UP AND BACKED INTO GRAVEL WASH OUT PIT. OPERATOR ASPIRATED MUCCY WATER AND DROWN.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Drowning
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
35 years
Experience at this mine
5 years
Experience in this job
3 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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