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Case study · MSHA Record #219871270001
Maintenance Man fatality
May 1, 1987 at 5:20 AM
Bayer Alumina Plant
· Alcoa World Alumina LLC
· Calhoun County, TX
Investigator narrative
..EMPL NEGOTIAT3NG RIGHT HAND TURN OFF BONHAM RD BETWEEN UNITS R-31 & R-32 WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF FORKLIFT HE WAS DRIVING STRUCK AND RODE UP CONCRETE BASE/POLE OF PIPE RACK SUPPORT.FORKLIFT ROLLED OVER TO3LEFT-EAST-& PINNED EMPL BETWEEN CONCRETE ROADWAY & CANOPY OF FORKLIFT.EST WEIGHT OF FORKLIFT-12,000 LBS.EST RATED LOAD CAPACITY 6,000-7,000 LBS.NO EYEWITNESSES BUT CO-WORKER HE
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Fork Lift
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 25 years
- Experience at this mine
- 25 years
- Experience in this job
- 18 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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