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Case study · MSHA Record #220060240006

Maintenance Man fatality

January 5, 2006 at 11:50 AM
CEMEX-19TH AVE · Rinker Materials · Maricopa County, AZ
Investigator narrative
Employee was crushed between tire and fuel tank.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
12 years
Experience at this mine
12 years
Experience in this job
12 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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