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Case study · MSHA Record #219890820024
Warehouseman fatality
March 13, 1989 at 5:30 PM
Clifton Quarry
· Boutwell Limerock Mining Inc
· Marion County, FL
Investigator narrative
CRUSHER OPER. STEPPED INTO CRUSHER TO RMOVE FLINT ROCK AND DID NOT SHUT OFF CRUSHER ENGINE.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
- Activity at time
- Mill Equipment
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 41 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 41 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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