Knife River miners were replacing a screen. Our sales representative was on site. He was on site to provide technical assistance. He was struck in the head by the feeder box. EMS was notified and responded. A Knife River operator notified MSHA within 15 minutes. Injured person was taken to the hospital where he then passed away.
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January 8, 2015
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
Fatality · MACHINERY
Knife River Construction
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
June 27, 2005
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation - Northwest
· Struck against a moving object
The victim was operating a track dozer to clean off a drill bench in preparation for drilling. The bench was 45 feet above the quarry floor. Apparently the victim was attmpting to turn the dozer around on the bench, backed off this area, and fell to the quarry floor.
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