September 22, 1993
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
R C Enterprises · Struck against a moving object
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN ABANDONED SURFACE MINE WHERE LAND RECLAMATION WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE D9N DOZER OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE MACHINE AND ROLLED OVER (1 1/2 TIMES) THE SLOPED EMBANKMENT (APPROX. 60 FT) WHERE HE HAD BEEN PUSHING DIRT OVER A 35 FT HIGHWALL. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND PINNED UNDER THE ROLL O