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Case study · MSHA Record #220123000011
Utility Man fatality
October 24, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Weeping Water Mine
· Martin Marietta Materials Inc
· Cass County, NE
Investigator narrative
Forklift turned over - The miner was operating a forklift, traveling on a decline toward the mine entrance, when the forklift went out of control. The forklift struck a concrete support for the belt conveyor and overturned, killing him.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Fork Lift
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 19 years
- Experience at this mine
- 19 years
- Experience in this job
- 19 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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