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Case study · MSHA Record #219930190001
Bulldozer Operator fatality
January 11, 1993 at 6:20 AM
Somerset Quarry & Mill
· New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc
· Somerset County, PA
Investigator narrative
WHEN PUSHING OVERBURDEN ON T OP OF QUARRY VICTIM BACK-UP RAISED BLADE TURNED 90DEG & RAN UP OVER APPROX 7FT BERM & FELL OVER A 200FT HIGHWALL
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Bulldozer
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- Experience in this job
- 25 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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