Fatality · MSHA Record #219981310001

Superintendent fatality at Crystal Creek Aggregates (Crystal Creek Aggregate Inc), CA, April 16, 1998

at 7:28 AM

On April 16, 1998, a superintendent was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Crystal Creek Aggregates (Crystal Creek Aggregate Inc), CA.

Crystal Creek Aggregates · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Crystal Creek Aggregate Inc (Jerry D Comingdeer)

Shasta County, CA

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

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Investigator narrative

EE WAS STANDING BELOW THE DRY SCREENING PLANT. WHILE COWORKER HAD STARTED CHANGING SCREENS. THE 4'X5' SCREEN WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SKULL FRACTURE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Supervise
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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