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Case study · MSHA Record #220132690015

Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator fatality

September 18, 2013 at 1:08 PM
Caldwell Quarry · Gaddie-Shamrock LLC · Clinton County, KY
Investigator narrative
victim entered a hopper without power locked and tagged out and without fall protection
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time
Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience
16.46 years
Experience at this mine
14.46 years
Experience in this job
14.46 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220132690015 · Mine ID 1500091
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