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Case study · MSHA Record #219900570001
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
January 31, 1990 at 8:00 AM
Barletta Materials & Construction Inc
· A Barletta & Sons
· Luzerne County, PA
Investigator narrative
EMPL HOOKING CHAIN TO BUMPER OF 1ST TRUCK.2ND TRUCK WAS BACKING UP TO TOW 1ST TRUCK AND EMPL WAS PINCHED BETWEEN 2 TRUCKS.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 35 years
- Experience at this mine
- 9 years
- Experience in this job
- 9 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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