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Case study · MSHA Record #219941960002

Scalper-Screen Operator fatality

July 11, 1994 at 8:00 AM
Jaw/Cone Portable #5 · Rockford Sand & Gravel Inc · Winnebago County, IL
Investigator narrative
LARCA RI-RAP (LIMESTONE) FELL FROM CRUSHER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND UPPER BODY.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Mill Equipment
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
8 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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