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Case study · MSHA Record #220103420034
Maintenance Man fatality
November 13, 2010 at 8:15 AM
Hollingsworth Sand & Gravel LLC
· Hutchins Sand & Gravel
· Wise County, TX
Investigator narrative
The contractor failed to use emergency brake, left tractor running and went under tractor to look at leak. The tractor rolled due to being on incline and the result was a fatal injury.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 23 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 23 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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