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Case study · MSHA Record #219843130070
Maintenance Man fatality
October 13, 1984 at 10:40 AM
Asbury Sunbury
· Asbury Advanced Materials
· Northumberland County, PA
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINT ELECTRICAL WORK ON A CEILING LIGHT. HE WAS WORKING FROM A BASKET ATTACHED TO THE FORK OF FORKLIFT THE PARK BRAKE WAS SET AND THE MACHINE WAS NOT RUNNING MACHI NE ON VERY SLIGHT GHRADE WITH NO OPERATOR PRESENT WHEELS NOT BLOCKED AND FORKLIFT DRIFTED A SHORT DISTANCE THROUGH A DOORWAY WITH THE RAISED MAST STAYING INSIDE THE BUILDING EMPLOYEE APPARENT
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 22 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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