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Case study · MSHA Record #220121150007
Bulldozer Operator fatality
April 11, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Lemon Springs
· G S Materials Inc
· Harnett County, NC
Investigator narrative
Miners were removing a counterweight from an excavator, standing side-by-side, when the counter-weight dropped unexpectedly to the ground.The victim stumbled backwards,fell landed on the back of his head on the shop floor. He was unresponsive during CPR. The autopsy report concludes the proximate cause of death as"commotio cerebri"noting also cardiac arrest.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Fall to the walkway or working surface
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- CEREBRAL HEMORAGE-NT CCUS
- Body part affected
- BRAIN
- Total mining experience
- 8 years
- Experience at this mine
- 8 years
- Experience in this job
- 8 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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