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Case study · MSHA Record #219981310001
Superintendent fatality
April 16, 1998 at 7:28 AM
Crystal Creek Aggregates
· Crystal Creek Aggregate Inc
· Shasta County, CA
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
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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