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Case study · MSHA Record #219901640054
Outside Foreman fatality
June 8, 1990 at 11:45 AM
Ward Mountain Project
· Alta Gold Company
· White Pine County, NV
Investigator narrative
EMP WAS REPARING THE HYDRAULIC FEED LINE OF LIFT CYLINDER . THE BUCKET MUST BE RAISED TO REPAIR THIS LINE. EMP SUPPORTED THE BUCKET WITH 6 X 8" TIMBER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR TASK. THE TIMBER SP LIT LENGTH WAYS ALLOWING THE BUCKET TO FALL CRUSHING THE MEP BETWEEN THE BOOM AND MUCKER FRAM E
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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