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Case study · MSHA Record #219871830028
Warehouseman fatality
June 16, 1987 at 1:00 PM
Red Rock Quarry
· Parnum Paving Inc
· Mendocino County, CA
Investigator narrative
I.NAME IN FEED 2OPPER UNKNOWN TO OTHER EMPLOYEES.LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING A TRUCK AND RETURNED TO LOAD FEED HOPPER UNAWARE THAT I.NAME HAD ENTERED THE HOPPER.LOADER OPERATOR FILLED HOPPER W ITH ABOUT 48 CU6IC YARDS OF BLASTED ROCK COVERING THE VICTIM.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- 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
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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