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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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