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Case study · MSHA Record #220222780015
Bulldozer Operator fatality
September 28, 2022 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Springs Quarry
· Western Nevada Materials
· Washoe County, NV
Investigator narrative
Miner used a front-end loader to carve a path into stacked material, then exited the loader and entered the newly-carved path on foot. The newly-created unstable wall of the material collapsed and covered the miner, causing a fatality.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Struck by rolling or sliding object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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