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Case study · MSHA Record #219920900001
Front-End Loader fatality
March 22, 1992 at 7:00 PM
CLARKSVILLE PLANT
· Holnam Inc
· Pike County, MO
Investigator narrative
EMPL OPERATING A 15 TON CAB-OPERATED OVERHEAD CRANE.LIFTING A CASE W-20 ENDLOADER WITH A BRICK-KNOCKER ATTACHMENT. AS THE LOAD WAS BEING MOVED FROM THE 1ST FLOOR TO 2ND FLOOR,THE NORTH END OF OVERHEAD CRANE WHERE THE CAB IS LOCATED,BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS SIDERAIL SUPPORT & FELL 30-35'. EMPL WAS THROWN OUT OF CAB ON IMPACT,PRONOUNCED DEAD AT ACCIDENT SCENE.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 24 years
- Experience at this mine
- 24 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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