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Case study · MSHA Record #219890320001
Mine Manager fatality
January 19, 1989 at 11:25 AM
Leona Quarry
· Gallagher & Burk Inc
· Alameda County, CA
Investigator narrative
EMP INSTALLING RUBBER LINERS ON ROCK CHUTE AT GROUND LE VEL NEAR THE BOTTOM OF HILLSIDE WHEN 20 TO 30 TONS OF EARTH SLID DOWN SIDE OF HILL A(D E NGULFED HIM.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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