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Case study · MSHA Record #219850560001

Warehouseman fatality

January 31, 1985 at 4:30 PM
MAITRI CANYON PLANT · Foster Sand & Gravel · Riverside County, CA
Investigator narrative
WHILE TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE BRIDGED MATERIAL AT SAND SURGE THE EE USING A PIECE OF REBAR WAS ENTRAPPED CAUSING A FATAL INJURY.
Record details
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time
Hand Tools (Not Powered)
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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