Fatality · MSHA Record #220041750025

Maintenance Man fatality at Santosh DBA CalPortland (Northwest Aggregates), OR, June 19, 2004

at 2:00 PM

On June 19, 2004, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Santosh DBA CalPortland (Northwest Aggregates), OR.

Santosh DBA CalPortland · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Northwest Aggregates (Taiheiyo Cement Corp)

Columbia County, OR

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

FELL FEEDING ROCK BOX. THE ROCK BOX WAS PLUGGED W/ A LARGE BOULDER & 3 EMPLOYEE'S ASSESSED THE PROBLEM. LOCKOUT CONVEYOR LINE, CO-WORKER AT JAW TOWER AND FATALY INJURED EE TRIED USING A PRY BAR TO FREE PLUG & HE CRAWLED INTO THE ROCK BOX TWO TIMES, ON THE SECOND TIME MATERIAL ENGULFED HIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Climb In Piled Material
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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