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Case study · MSHA Record #219970800091

Outside Foreman fatality

March 13, 1997 at 3:10 PM
GOLDEN QUEEN · Golden Queen Mining Company Inc · Kern County, CA
Investigator narrative
EE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING A COMPANY VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER, EE. THEY WEE APPARENTLY DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF SOLEDAD MTN WHEN THE TRUCK SKIDDED DOWN THE ROAD AND FELL OVER THE SIDE.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury
PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
25 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
10 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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