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Case study · MSHA Record #219842050260
Mine Manager fatality
July 19, 1984 at 12:45 PM
Columbia Quarry
· Columbia Rock Products Corp
· Maury County, TN
Investigator narrative
I.NAME AND I.NAME HOOKING PEDESTAL MOUNTED FLOOD LIGHTS.I.NAME DRIVING #9 TRUCK WITH MAN LIFT BOOM ON IT.WHEN HE PARKED TRUCK SET HANDBRAKE AND GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO HELP I.ANEM UNTANGLE POWER C ORD.I.NAME TOLD I.NAME TO GET BACK IN TRUCK AND TURN ON LIGHTS AND START PTO SO BOOM COULD BE USED.I.NAME STATED WHEN HE TURNED TO GO BACK AROUND TRUCK IT WAS ROLLING TOWARD THEM.HE JUMPED OU
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 40 years
- Experience at this mine
- 40 years
- Experience in this job
- 40 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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