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Case study · MSHA Record #219911540001
Warehouseman fatality
May 29, 1991 at 12:45 PM
Jefferson County Crushing
· Jefferson County Highway Commission
· Jefferson County, WI
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
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Chute, Pull Or Free
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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