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Case study · MSHA Record #219943110001

Warehouseman fatality

October 27, 1994 at 2:05 PM
Lone Star Quarry & Mill · Lone Star Industries Inc · Cape Girardeau County, MO
Investigator narrative
EE CRUSHER HELPER WAS CHECKING EMERGENCY STOP CORDS ALONG A CONVEYOR HE WAS RESETTING TRIP SWITCHES THE CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS IN THE CONTROL ROOM OPERATING START-UP & WAS COMMUNICATING WITH EE BY TWO-WAY RADIO SHORTLY AFTER RESTARTING THE CONVEYOR IT SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN & CONTROLS INDICATED SIDE SLIPPING OF THE BELT THE CRUSHER OPERATOR INVESTIGATED & FOUND THE VICTIM PULLED THROUGH
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time
Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
26 years
Experience at this mine
12 years
Experience in this job
3 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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