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Case study · MSHA Record #220150070026

Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store Keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning Plant Operator fatality

December 29, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Tilden Plant · Zeotech Corporation · Mcmullen County, TX
Investigator narrative
Employees A and B were using a forklift to dump bulk bags of waste product to rerun thru plant for reuse, when employee B got on forklift and turned forklift over on its side resulting in fatal injury.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Fork Lift
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
0.04 years
Experience at this mine
0.04 years
Experience in this job
0.04 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220150070026 · Mine ID 4103374
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