Fatality · MSHA Record #219971400001

Welder (Shop) fatality at Picacho Plant (Kilauea Crushers Inc), AZ, April 26, 1997

at 12:30 PM

On April 26, 1997, a welder (shop) was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Picacho Plant (Kilauea Crushers Inc), AZ.

Picacho Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Kilauea Crushers Inc (C William Nichols)

Maricopa County, AZ

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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Investigator narrative

LOST CONTROL OF 910 CAT LOADER WHILE HAULING WELDER UP A STEEP GRADE. JUMPED FROM VEHICLE AND WAS RUN OVER BY IT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: SKULL
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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