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Case study · MSHA Record #219941010200
Front-End Loader fatality
March 10, 1994 at 9:00 AM
Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2
· Greene Limestone Company
· Floyd County, IA
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS IN HIS PICKUP WHEN TRUCK ARRIVED TO BE LOADED WITH LIME. EMPLOYEE DROVE PICKUP AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED TOWARDS THE AREA OF THE LIME PILE, STRUCK TWO STOCKPILES OF FROZEN MATERIAL AN D ROLLED PICKUP TWICE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A STROKE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Utility Truck, Water Trucks
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- CEREBRAL HEMORAGE-NT CCUS
- Body part affected
- BRAIN
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 4 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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