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Case study · MSHA Record #219951530001
Maintenance Man fatality
May 22, 1995 at 6:50 AM
Nevada Cement Co Cement Plant
· Nevada Cement Company
· Lyon County, NV
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE TRUCK SHOP SERVICE TRUCK WORKING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHEN THHE HEAT SHIELD WHICH WAS HOOK TO THE EXHAUST PIPE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STARTER. THIS STARTED THE TRUCK WHICH RAN OVER THE VICTIMS UPPER CHEST AND HEAD CAUSING WHICH RAN OVER THE VICTIMS UPPER CHEST AND HEAD CAUSING DEATH. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY EQUIPMENT. NO CHOCKS AND EMERG BRAKE NOR AP
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 16 years
- Experience at this mine
- 16 years
- Experience in this job
- 13 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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