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Case study · MSHA Record #220241310019

Maintenance Man fatality

May 9, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Arcosa Streetman Plant # 1605 · ARCOSA LWS,LLC · Navarro County, TX
Investigator narrative
May 9, 2024 at 0800 hours when a manlift operator ran EE's manlift, an 8008 JLG, serial number 0300310942, into the canopy covering the C35 conveyor belt coming out of C35 tunnel. The operator was pinned between the roof edge and the man basket hand rail.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
23 years
Experience at this mine
23 years
Experience in this job
10 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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