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Case study · MSHA Record #220032520013

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

September 1, 2003 at 7:45 AM
Cinder Lane Quarries · Rimrock Quarries · Cumberland County, TN
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE TRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE ROAD INTO QUARRY LOST CONTROL OF MACHINE AND OVERTURNED. HE SUFFERED A FATAL INJURY.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Fork Lift
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
0.5 years
Experience in this job
5 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220032520013 · Mine ID 4003211
Mining Incidents · miningincidents.org/incident/290005