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Case study · MSHA Record #220062900022
Crane Operator fatality
October 4, 2006 at 10:10 AM
Henderson Pit 096
· Cemstone Products Co
· Sibley County, MN
Investigator narrative
Worker was preparing to remove a transmission from a machine. The operator's cab had to be removed prior to removal of transmission. Some or all of the fastners holding the cab were removed. Cab tipped pinning worker between cab, lower deck and hand rail.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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