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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
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