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Case study · MSHA Record #220051120059

Front-End Loader fatality

April 4, 2005 at 1:36 PM
Darrel Volker Construction · Nemaha County, NE
Investigator narrative
The victim was dumping sand and gravel into the plant grizzly with a skid loader when he over traveled the stop block. The loader rolled into the grizzly and overturned. The victim was thrown out of the loader and fatally injured.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Activity at time
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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