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Case study · MSHA Record #219902490001

Maintenance Man fatality

August 29, 1990 at 12:55 PM
Liberty Moly Project · Cyprus Tonopah Mining Corp · Nye County, NV
Investigator narrative
"SEE ATTACHED";PER FINAL INVESTIGATION.HAUL TRUCK RAN OUT OF FUEL.IT WAS REFUELED,ETC,OPER CALLED OVER RADIO STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.THEY RETURNED,ONE PARKED SERVICE VEHICLE SV-05 15' IN FRONT O F HAULTRUCK,FACING IT.I.NAME ARRIVED IN ANOTHER SVC TRK BOTH WALKED TOWARD HAULTRUCK,SVC TRUCK ROLLED DOWN 9% GRADE RAMP PINNED I.NAME AGAINST LADDER LOCATED IN FRONT OF TRUCK.RESULTED IN FAT
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
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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