Bulldozer Operator, Universal Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Operating Engineer fatality

July 30, 2005 at 1:09 PM

Goldstrike Mine · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc · Eureka County, NV

Investigator narrative

Worker was fatally injured while driving a CAT 769C Water Truck along a standard mine haul road, returning to the water stand to re-fill the water tank. The water truck drifted left, onto the berm, travelling approximately 160' before ""cartwheeling"" and ejecting the worker. The worker does not appear to have been wearing the supplied seat belt.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Activity at time: Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience: 2.31 years
Experience at this mine: 1.54 years
Experience in this job: 0.88 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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