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Case study · MSHA Record #219901760210
Warehouseman fatality
June 18, 1990 at 10:35 AM
North East Quarry
· Maryland Materials Inc
· Cecil County, MD
Investigator narrative
TRYING TO ADJUST BELT THAT CARRIES STONE FROM JAW CRUSHER WHILE BELT WAS IN MOTION VICTIM PULLED IN TO THE BELT BETWEEN BELT AND TAKE UP ROLLER. VICTIM SUFFERED FATAL HEAD INJURIES
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between NEC
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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