Front-End Loader fatality at Mayhew Plant (C L Pharris Sand & Gravel Inc), CA, July 19, 1988

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On July 19, 1988, a front-end loader was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Mayhew Plant (C L Pharris Sand & Gravel Inc), CA.

Mayhew Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: C L Pharris Sand & Gravel Inc (Ronald W Pharris)

Riverside County, CA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

SEE ATTCH: DRIVING LOADER TO PIT TO REMOVE CLAY OVERBURDEN PREVIOUSLY PUSHED TO FLOOR FROM TOP OF PIT BY TRACK DOZER.WHEN EMPL STARTED DESCENT INTO PIT LOADER ROADE TOE OF BERM FOR SEVERAL HUN DRED FEET THEN VEERED AT 45 DEG ANGLE OVER BERM OVER 50-60' AREA BETWEEN BERM AND PIT WALL THEN DROVE OFF EDGE OF PIT LANDING ON PIT FLOOR.ALTHOUGH LOADER WAS FOUND IN UPRIGHT POSITION CRUSHE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219882070002 · Mine ID 0403871 Trainer view →