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Case study · MSHA Record #219971260002

Front-End Loader fatality

February 14, 1997 at 1:30 PM
Baird Quarry · Garves W Yates & Sons Inc · Callahan County, TX
Investigator narrative
THE FRONT-END LOADER THAT EE WAS OPERATING RAN OFF THE TOP OF A 30' FACING AT THE ROCK QUARRY.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
3 years
Experience at this mine
3 years
Experience in this job
3 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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