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Case study · MSHA Record #219903060001
Laborer fatality
October 25, 1990 at 10:45 AM
Godfrey Pit
· Allegheny Sand Inc
· Armstrong County, PA
Investigator narrative
I NAME WAS GUIDING A GRADELL INTO PLACE TO BREAK UP CARBON BLOCKS STANDING BY THE DRIVERS DOOR I NAME TOLD THE TURRET OPERATOR OK SWING THE BOOM AROUND TO CHECK THE CLEARANCE UNKNOWN TO THE TU RRET OPERATOR & VEHICLE DRIVER I NAME APPARANTLYTHEN MOVED REARWARD & WAS PINNED AGAINST THE WALL BY THE REAR OF THE TURRET WHY I NAME MOVED FROM HIS SAFE POSITION IS UNKNOWN
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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