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Case study · MSHA Record #219853610001
Backhoe Operator fatality
December 19, 1985 at 3:45 PM
BROOKSVILLE QUARRY
· Florida Rock Industries Inc
· Hernando County, FL
Investigator narrative
FATALITY OCCURR9D WHILE EMPL TRYING TO STRING OUT WELDING LEAD ALONG WALKWAY OVER PAIR OF TROMMELS.A LIFTING EYE CAUGHT LEAD AND PULLED EMPL AROUND TROMMEL AND INTO CATCH BASIN BELOW.WATER THE N WASHED EMPL I3TO DRAINAGE DITCH.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Move Power Cable
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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