THE VICTIM WAS USING A RUBBER-TIRED DOZER TO PUSH TRUCKS OUT OF THE PIT. HE HAD PUSHED ONE TRUCK OUT OF THE PIT AND WAS BACKING DOWN THE RAMP WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE DOZER. THE DOZER TRAVELED DOWN THE RAMP AND WENT OVER THE BERM. THE DOZER FELL INTO THE PIT WHICH CONTAINED 30 FEET OF WATER.
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MSHA operator ID: L07768
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 81 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 78 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 185 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 102 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 86 non-fatal
- OTHER 26 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1998
44
1997
45
1996
39
1995
30 (1f)
1994
33
1993
22
1992
25
1991
14
1990
45
1989
69
1988
78
1987
46
1986
38
1985
43
1984
25 (1f)
1983
9
Mines on record
- Mission Valley Plant CA
- SATICOY PLANT CA
- RELIANCE PLANT CA
- Sloan Canyon Plant CA
- Pala Plant CA
- San Bernardino Plant CA
- Corona Plant CA
- Pleasanton Plant CA
- Upland Plant CA
- Sun Valley Plant CA
- PALMDALE PLANT CA
- Durbin Plant CA
- Carroll Canyon Plant CA
- Lakeside Plant CA
- Poway Plant CA
- San Juan Plant CA
- Hansen Dam Plant CA
- Boulevard Plant CA
- Santa Paula Plant CA
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
September 18, 1995
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Calmat Company · Drowning
July 16, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL DRIVING FRONT END LOADER.VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT EMPL JUMPED OUT OF VEHICLE AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE EQUIPMENT.
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