Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219881300001

Maintenance Man

March 28, 1988 at 1:00 PM
Vernal Mill · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal
Uintah County, UT
Classification OTHER
Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 24" PIPE IN THE BRIDGING OF THE THICKENER. THE EMPLOYYEE CUT A SUPPORT BRACE TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE "T". WHEN THE SUPPORT WAS CUT, THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED PINNING THE EMPL OYEE BETWEEN THE BRIDGE FRAMING AND THE 24" "T".
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
13 years
Experience in this job
12 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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