Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220070930002

Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator

March 30, 2007 at
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. Plant #5 · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
St Helena County, LA
Classification OTHER
Type Drowning
Investigator narrative
Cause of accident is unknown at this time. Employee was working on a winch on a dredge boat and was found drowned behind the boat some time afterwards.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Barge, Boat, Dredge
Subunit / location
DREDGE
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
16 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
16 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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