Fatality · MSHA Record #219911540001
Warehouseman fatality at Jefferson County Crushing (Jefferson County Highway Commission), WI, May 29, 1991
at 12:45 PM
On May 29, 1991, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Jefferson County Crushing (Jefferson County Highway Commission), WI.
Jefferson County, WI
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Struck by falling object
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Investigator narrative
A PRIMARY CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE BUCKET OF A FRONT-END LOADER. THE VICTIM ENTERED THE CRUSHER FEED HOPPER AND WAS STRUCK BY THE BUCKET WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR STARTED DUMPING MATERIAL INTO THE HOPPER, NOT KNOWING THE VICTIM WAS IN THE HOPPER. THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE, FATAL INJURIES TO HIS HIP, BACK, SHO
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Chute, Pull Or Free
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219911540001 · Mine ID 4700697
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