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Case study · MSHA Record #219971060001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality

April 9, 1997 at 10:40 AM
Lincoln Portable · Roark Creek Quarry Company · Morgan County, MO
Investigator narrative
DRIVER BACKED UNDER BIN. STARTED BELT. THEN GOT SAMPLE PAN FROM STATE INSPECTOR AND JUMPED UP IN BIN WITH BELT ON.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time
Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
MINERAL ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected
NECK
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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