Warehouseman fatality at Sitka (Mc Graw Construction), AK, March 31, 1984

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On March 31, 1984, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Sitka (Mc Graw Construction), AK.

Sitka · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Mc Graw Construction (Dormand McGraw Jr)

Sitka County, AK

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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Investigator narrative

MIKE CALLAHAN HAD SHIRT HAGGING OUT OF PANTS HE WAS WARNED EARLIER IN DAY ABOUT IT. HE WAS TIGHTING SPRING & WAS DONE. STRAIGHTED UP GOT SHIRT H IN SPROCKET HE PULLED IT OUT & LEANED RIGHT BAC K INTO SPROCKET THIS TIME IT CAUGHT BOTH OF HIS SHIRTS AND TWISTED HIM UP.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219841030002 · Mine ID 5001461 Trainer view →