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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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