Fatality · MSHA Record #219843100221

Crane Operator fatality at Malakoff S & G (East Texas Materials), TX, October 29, 1984

at 4:25 PM

On October 29, 1984, a crane operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Malakoff S & G (East Texas Materials), TX.

Malakoff S & G · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: East Texas Materials (R E Hable Company)

Henderson County, TX

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

TRACTOR A STUCK IN MUD TRACTOR B WAS PULLING ON TRACOTOR A WHEN PULL PIN BROKE, CAUSING CABLE WITH CLEVIS TO STRIKE OPERATOR OF TRACTOR B IN HEAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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