2 EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTING A 500 GALLON DIESAL TANK, ALMOST FULL TO DREDGE. THE FUEL TANK WAS MOUNTED ON A STYROFOAM FLOT. ABOUT 8 1/2 X 8 1/2 X 2 FT. AS THEY CAME ALONG SIDE OF THE DREDGE THE Y WENT TO OTHER END OF FLOAT. THE FLOAT CONTINUED TO CAPSIZED DUE TO TANK NOT BEING FULL AND WIND CONDITIONS. VICTIM WAS BELIEVED TO BE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE FLOAT AND DREDGE.
B & B Sand & Gravel Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Bridgforth Norman W
MSHA operator ID: L12359
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
9
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 9 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- OTHER 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1991
2 (1f)
Mines on record
- #1 OK
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
April 29, 1991
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
Fatality · OTHER
B & B Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
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