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Case study · MSHA Record #220150350014
Bulldozer Operator fatality
January 26, 2015 at 10:26 AM
Swift Creek Mine
· White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien
· Hamilton County, FL
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
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Power Shovel, Dragline
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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