Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull Gang, Parts Runner, Roustabout, Pick-Up Man, Pitman fatality

July 24, 2004 at 8:30 PM

Amrize Stringtown Quarry · Stringtown Materials LP · Atoka County, OK

Investigator narrative

While cleaning material buildup from underneath field conveyor using a Bobcat loader, the employee climbed out of the vehicle to inspect a pin which had worked loose on the boom arm. After climbing back into the Bobcat, the employee bypassed the safety devices and operated the equipment standing up and became pinned between the boom crossmember and the roof of the cab.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,NEC
Total mining experience: 0.02 years
Experience at this mine: 0.02 years
Experience in this job: 0.02 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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