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Case study · MSHA Record #219960090035
Laborer fatality
December 27, 1995 at 2:45 PM
Lathrop Mill
· American Borate Company
· Nye County, NV
Investigator narrative
EE WAS WORKING IN A MANBASKET BEING LIFTED BY A BOOM CRANE, WHEN CABLE FROM CRANE SUPPORTING MANBASKET BROKE DROPPING BASKET AND CRANE SHEAVE BLOCK. CRANE SHEAVE BLOCK WEIGHS APPROX. 400 LBS A ND DROPPED ON THE EE CAUSING FATALITY.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- CRANES,DERRICKS
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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