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Case study · MSHA Record #219852820050
Superintendent fatality
September 26, 1985 at 12:45 PM
Crusher
· Godbey Red-E-Mix Concrete Inc
· Okanogan County, WA
Investigator narrative
REAR RIGHT TIRE OF LOADER DROPPED OVER EDGE OF EMBANKMENT WHILE BACKING UP.BANK GAVE WAY CAUSING LOADER TO ROLL EJECTING DRIVER PINNING DRIVER UNDER LOADER FATALLY INJURING DRIVER AND DOING EX TENSIVE DAMAGE TO LOADER.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Front-End Loader
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 40 years
- Experience at this mine
- 17 years
- Experience in this job
- 40 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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