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Case study · MSHA Record #220063190032

Bulldozer Operator fatality

November 10, 2006 at 8:15 AM
Jammer Lake Pit - Virginia · Seppi Brothers Concrete Products Corp · St Louis County, MN
Investigator narrative
Employee was in the process of moving a stacking conveyor, hooking chains to the axle frame to be connected to a loader. Conveyor buckled in half landing on him in his attempt to run from the falling conveyor.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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