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Case study · MSHA Record #219881300001
Maintenance Man fatality
March 28, 1988 at 1:00 PM
Vernal Mill
· Chevron Chemical Company
· Uintah County, UT
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
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between NEC
- Activity at time
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(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
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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