Fatality · MSHA Record #219960860191

Maintenance Man fatality at IRWINDALE PLANT (United Rock Products Corp), CA, March 20, 1996

at 10:10 AM

On March 20, 1996, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a handling of materials accident at IRWINDALE PLANT (United Rock Products Corp), CA.

IRWINDALE PLANT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: United Rock Products Corp (URM Inc)

Los Angeles County, CA

Classification HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE CAUSED SPREADER BAR TO TIP TOWARDS EMPLOYEE PINNING HIM AGAINST STEEL STORAGE CONTAINER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 18 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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