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Case study · MSHA Record #219872950002
Front-End Loader fatality
October 20, 1987 at 2:30 AM
Trident Plant & Quarry
· Ideal Cement Company
· Gallatin County, MT
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING BRICK FROM THE KILN USING A CASE UNI-LOADER WITH A JACK HAMMER ATTACHMENT. HE LEANED OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAB (RESON UNKNOWN) WITH THE HYDRALIC ARMS IN THE RAISED POSTION. THE A9M DROPPED AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE FRAME. HE LIFTED THE ARM OFF OF HIS BODY, SHUT OFF THE MACHINE AND WALKED APPROX. 20' BEFORE COLLAPPING.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
- Total mining experience
- 6 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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