Bulldozer Operator fatality at Portable Rock Production Co. Sears Pit (Portable Rock Production Company Inc), OR, September 2, 1998

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On September 2, 1998, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Portable Rock Production Co. Sears Pit (Portable Rock Production Company Inc), OR.

Portable Rock Production Co. Sears Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Portable Rock Production Company Inc (Lonny Bessett)

Lane County, OR

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck against a moving object

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Investigator narrative

HE DROVE THE CAT ACROSS GROUND THAT THE DRILLER WOULD NOT TAKE HIS DRILL ACROSS TO FUEL IT. HE INDICATED TO THE CREW THAT HE WAS GOING TO WIDEN AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE ROAD THAT MORNING. INSTEA D HE PUT FUEL IN THE BUCKET AND TRIED TO GO ACROSS THIS AREA. IT GAVE WAY AND THE CAT ROLLED 2 1/2 TIMES AND HE STAYED IN THE CAGE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine: 29 years
Experience in this job: 29 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219982510189 · Mine ID 3502761 Trainer view →