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Case study · MSHA Record #220051510106
Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach Operator fatality
May 26, 2005 at 4:25 PM
Hugo Sand Company Incorporated
· Hugo Sand Company Inc
· Portage County, OH
Investigator narrative
Employee was making dredge repairs using hand tools: 3/4" ratchet & 4'-long cheater pipe. He took dredge pump apart and left the ratchet and pipe on the end of the shaft. He started the engine and then engaged the clutch. The pipe came around and hit him on the left side of his skull. Employee was hospitalized and died of his injuries on 7/3/05.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- CROWBAR,PRY BAR
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Total mining experience
- 48 years
- Experience at this mine
- 32 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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