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Case study · MSHA Record #219983130001
Fatal mining incident
November 5, 1998 at 10:10 AM
Avery Island
· Cargill Salt
· Iberia County, LA
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A GRADALL 554-B TO CLEAN UP SALT ON WEST SIDE OF BELT 143 LOCATED ON THE 900' LEVEL OF MINE. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Fork Lift
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Other
- Source of injury
- FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 25 years
- Experience at this mine
- 25 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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