Bulldozer Operator fatality at Leeds Plant (Lehigh Portland Cement Company), AL, March 29, 1999

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On March 29, 1999, a bulldozer operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Leeds Plant (Lehigh Portland Cement Company), AL.

Leeds Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lehigh Portland Cement Company (USX Corp (United States Steel Corp))

Jefferson County, AL

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EE WAS OPERATING PC400 KOMATSU EXCAVATOR BY THE 530 LEVE SW QUARRY WALL, WHEN A LARGE ROCK STRUCK THE BUCKET & SLID DOWN THE ARM, STRIKING THE OPERATOR'S CAB. FATALLY INJURING THE OPERATOR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 26 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219990980001 · Mine ID 0100043 Trainer view →