Warehouseman fatality at BACCHUS PIT (Monroc Inc), UT, October 19, 1983

at 12:15 PM

On October 19, 1983, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at BACCHUS PIT (Monroc Inc), UT.

BACCHUS PIT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Monroc Inc (Wel-Com Financial Services & M-K Holding Corp)

Salt Lake County, UT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

GEORGE WAS OBSERVING PLUGGED BELT AND ASK JOHN YOHOVICH TO START CONVEYOR GEORGE EITHER WAS PULLED FELL OR SLIPPED ON TO BELT AND HE BECAME LODGED BETWEEN BELT AND FEED BOX OF CONVEYOR

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: NECK
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 8 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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