METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On December 14, 1995, a dozer operator with four years of
mining experience was killed at a limestone quarry. There
were no witnesses to the accident. It is believed that
the employee bumped a lever on the dozer as he was exiting
the cab which put the dozer in motion. The dozer ran over
the victim and continued over the bench. The victim died
of crushing injuries. This is the 48th fatality reported
in calendar year 1995 in the metal and nonmetal mining
industries. As of this date in 1994, there were 40
fatalities reported in these industries. This is the
eighth fatality classified as machinery this year. There
were six machiner
For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL95M48]
