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Case study · MSHA Record #220071860037

Draftsman fatality

June 12, 2007 at 9:49 AM
Felton Quarry · Granite Construction Co · Santa Cruz County, CA
Investigator narrative
Employee entered a trench and was struck by a large section of clay when a vertical wall of the trench collapsed.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Surface Construction, Nec
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
10 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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