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Case study · MSHA Record #219932810001

Laborer fatality

September 22, 1993 at 4:55 PM
Sharps Quarry & Plant · APAC-Central, Inc · Benton County, AR
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO SHARPS QUARRY TO SERVICE A CAT 621 SCRAPER FOR MCCLINTON-ANCHOR COMPANY.HE WAS OPERATING A 1989 FORD F700 WITH A HIAB 173 SPEED LOADER BOOM HOIST WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENE D.HE WAS USING THE HOIST LIFTING A 29.5X35 (APPROXIMATELY 900 POUND) TIRE OFF THE REAR OF THE SCRAPER. WITNESSES AT THE SCENE REPORTED HE HAD JUST CHANGED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND HAD MOVED TH
Record details
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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