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Case study · MSHA Record #219843250005

Warehouseman fatality

November 5, 1984 at 5:10 PM
Crusher Ii · Buckley Construction · Kanabec County, MN
Investigator narrative
VICTIM WAS STANDING BY THE CRUSHER OPERATOR. VICTIM TURNED AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRUSHER OPERATOR. THE CRUSHER OPERATOR NOTICED THE MATERIAL WAS NOT MOVING AND WENT TO THE DISCHARGE END TO FIND OUT WHY. THE CRUSHER OPERATOR DISCOVERD THE VICTIM S ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE RETURN IDLER OF THE PORTABLE CRUSHING UNIT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE VICTIM WAS AT THE CRUSHING UNIT.
Record details
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Mill Equipment
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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