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Case study · MSHA Record #219980860001
Welder (Shop) fatality
March 14, 1998 at 9:30 AM
Austin River Plant
· Capitol Aggregates, Inc.
· Travis County, TX
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING HEAD PULLEY GEAR BOX ON RADIUS ARM BELT IN AREA ABOVE SAND PILE #4 AFTER PROPERLY. LOCKING OUT BELT AND ENERGY SOURCE. PROEPRLY GUARDED PLATFORM WAS PROVIDED AND USED. NOT KNOWN AS TO WHY OR HOW EMPLOYEE LEFT PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE WAS LATER FOUND AND RESCUED FROM PRODUCT CHUTE BENEATH SAND PILE #4.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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