Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220180780013

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March 14, 2018 at 1:05 PM
HANSEN PIT · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Salt Lake County, UT
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Placing a chute on a screen, the chute became lodged. The employee tried to dislodge the chute with a pry bar. EE was either hit by the chute or pry bar
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
15.71 years
Experience at this mine
15.71 years
Experience in this job
15.71 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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