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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220001330001 · 05/01/2000 · Blue Circle Aggregates Inc

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Drowning
Occupation
Truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
Mine experience
0.51 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blue Circle Industries Plc
Operator
Blue Circle Aggregates Inc
Mine
0900023

Narrative

WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOW OUT OF ANOTHER PIT. THE EE MADE THE TRONSITION WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THE EE'S LAST LOAD BEFORE THE END OF THE SHIFT, FOOT DEEP POOL OF WATER. AFTER EVENING THE WATER THE EE RAISED HIS TRUCK BED & TURNED HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. THE EE THEN EMPTED TO EXIT FROM VEHCILE ONTO A DIRT ENBANKMENT THAT WAS ABOUT 2 FT AWAY. THE EE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE ENBANKMENT AND D

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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