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
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September 22, 1993
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
R C Enterprises · Struck against a moving object
May 1, 1992
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Fall from machine
STEPPING FROM DOZER TO TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED HUNG KNEE UNDER BODY
July 18, 1991
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE OPERATOR STARTED TO CLIMB OFF HIS DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
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