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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220001960001 · 05/09/2000 · Hallelujah Mines

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Bulldozer
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
Mine experience
0.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jon L Johnson
Operator
Hallelujah Mines
Mine
2602417

Narrative

A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON OR NEAR THIS CLAIM WHEN A BULLDOZER OVERTURNED ON A STEEP GRADE. ACCORDING TO WHITNESSES THE INDPENDENT CONTRACTOR BECAME OVERLY AGGRESSIVE. ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A B OULDER DOWN A HILL LOSING CONTROL OF THE DOZER. INVETIGATES INDICATE THE DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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