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Case study · MSHA Record #220201330005
Front-End Loader fatality
May 2, 2020 at 9:04 AM
Enon Sand & Gravel
· Enon Sand & Gravel LLC
· Clark County, OH
Investigator narrative
Employee was engulfed when they entered the primary feed hopper/bin to clear clogged material.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 8 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 8 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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