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Greaser, Grease Man, Oiler, Lube Man, Dragline Oiler fatality
February 9, 2001 at 9:45 AM
Portable Power Screen · Tommer Construction Co Inc · Grant County, WA
Investigator narrative
WEATHER AND GROUND CONDITION WAS GOOD. UNDER CONVEYOR WAS WELL GUARDED. VICTIM WAS FOUND BETWEEN RETURN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT UNDER SCREEN CONVEYOR. NO ONE SAW ACCIDENT.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Activity at time
- Unknown
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 0.5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.01 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.5 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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