Bulldozer Operator

January 26, 2015 at 10:26 AM

Swift Creek Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien (Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan)

Hamilton County, FL

Classification MACHINERY

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

The victim was operating an excavator near a canal when the excavator tipped on its side and went in the water. The victim was able to get out of the cab and transported to a hospital where he died at 5:45 p.m.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 35 years
Experience at this mine: 34 years
Experience in this job: 34 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220150350014 · Mine ID 0800798 Trainer view →