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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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