Bulldozer Operator

September 22, 1998 at 9:15 PM

Lone Mountain Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Nevada Ready Mix Corporation (Mitsubishi Corp)

Clark County, NV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

AT 21:10 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO PUSH MATERIAL INTO THE UPPER WASH PLANTS SURGE PILE. AT 21:20 I.NAME NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO FEED. HE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND HIM ENTRAPPED IN FEEDER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: CONVEYORS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219982740002 · Mine ID 2602142 Trainer view →