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Case study · MSHA Record #219872080163
Laborer fatality
July 23, 1987 at 9:00 AM
Northridge Sand LLC
· L A Knebler Construction Company Inc
· Sedgwick County, KS
Investigator narrative
WE WERE SETTING3SAND PUMP ON BARGE. BARGE WAS FACING WEST WITH 3 MEN ON WEST SIDE, TWO MEN ON EAST AND ONE MAN ON NORTH SIDE OF SAND PUMP. THEN INDEPENDENT LINE BROKE DROPPING THE HEADACHE BAL ABOUT 25 -30 FE9T STRIKING THE NORTH MAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND FACE
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- CRANES,DERRICKS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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