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Case study · MSHA Record #219961340226
Warehouseman fatality
May 7, 1996 at 8:15 AM
Grove Portable
· Grove Crushing Company
· Washington County, OR
Investigator narrative
EE WAS SPOTTING THE CRUSHER UNIT INTO PLACEMENT.HE WAS TO THE SIDE & HE STEPPED INTO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CRUSHER UNITS. HE STAYED THERE WHILE THE UNIT WAS BEING BACKED INTO PLACE. THE O THER SPOTTER WAS NOT TOLD BY EE TO STOP THE CRUSHER UNIT THAT WAS BEING BACKED INTO PLACE NOR DID HE STEP OUT OF THE WAY. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEENTHE TWO UNITS & DIED MOMENTS LATER.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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