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Case study · MSHA Record #219960860191

Maintenance Man fatality

March 20, 1996 at 10:10 AM
IRWINDALE PLANT · United Rock Products Corp · Los Angeles County, CA
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE CAUSED SPREADER BAR TO TIP TOWARDS EMPLOYEE PINNING HIM AGAINST STEEL STORAGE CONTAINER.
Record details
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
METAL,NEC(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
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal