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Case study · MSHA Record #220042380045
Superintendent fatality
August 21, 2004 at 8:15 AM
WILLAMETTE RIVER
· Joe Bernert Towing Company Inc
· Clackamas County, OR
Investigator narrative
(3) MINERS WERE WORKING TO INSTALL & MOVE A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. PILAR WAS FEEDING THE BELT OFF THE ROLL TOWARD THE HEAD PULLEY. VICTIM WAS PULLING THE BELTING TOWARDS THE TAIL PULLEY WITH A 3/4" ROPE ATTACHED TO THE LACING HOLES W/3 STRANDS OF WIRE. THE PULL ROPE DETACHED FROM THE WIRE & HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB. HE WAS 12'ABOVE THE GROUND, FALL PROTECTION NOT WORN.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 47 years
- Experience at this mine
- 27 years
- Experience in this job
- 27 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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