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Case study · MSHA Record #219850040028
Warehouseman fatality
December 21, 1984 at 5:00 AM
Mt Lucas
· Everest Minerals Corp
· Live Oak County, TX
Investigator narrative
I NAME EITHER WAS TAKING OFF MANWAY COVER OR REPLACING BOLTS ON MANWAY COVER WITH IX COLUMN STILL UNDER PRESSURE AND INLET AND OUTLET VALVES STILL OPEN. MANWAY COVER BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF SKULL.
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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