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

December 12, 1995 at 10:30 AM

HAMILTON PIT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Golden Triangle Sand & Gravel Inc (W G Cook III)

Lowndes County, MS

Classification OTHER

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

DREDGE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE SAND ROCK FROM SUCTION WHEN HE FELL OVERBOARD FROM SKIFF NO WITNESSES ACTUALLY SAW HIM FALL OUT HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS LIFE JACKET THAT WAS PROVIDED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Barge, Boat, Dredge
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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