VICTIM WAS DRIVING DUST DUMP TRUCK. HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED IN DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM WATER & WITH PROPER BERMS. FOR UNKNOWN REASON HE WAS DUMPING IN UNAUTHORIZED AREA WITH NO BERM & AT WAT ERS EDGE. HE BACKED VEHICLE TO DUMP & VEHICLE WENT OVER BANK LANDING ON ITS TOP IN QUARRY POND 30\ FROM BANK & IN 6\-8\ OF WATER. VICTIM WAS ENGULFED BY WATER & DROWNED. PRELIMINARY CORONERS R
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company operator
Controlled by
Jack MacNider
MSHA operator ID: L00350
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 15 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 14 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
- STRIKING OR BUMPING 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1989
15
1988
10
1987
15
1986
5
1985
10 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
February 24, 1985
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Drowning
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