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Case study · MSHA Record #219983340001
Fatal mining incident
November 13, 1998 at 11:30 AM
Sussex Quarry
· Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P.
· Waukesha County, WI
Investigator narrative
A FOREMAN FOR SELECT ERECTING WAS DISMANTLING A HOPPER. AFTER CUTTING A 42" X 120" SHEET OF 3?16" STEEL FROM THE TOP OF THE HOPPER, HE ATTACHED A SHACKLE AND STEEL CHOKER. HE WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL BOOM LIFT. HE THEN DISCONNECTED HIS LANYARD FROM HIS FULL BODY HARNESS AND LEFT THE LIFT BASKET. HE WALKED OUT ON AN I-BEAM AND TURNED TO SIGNAL THE CRANE OPERATOR TO PICK UP THE PIE
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 30 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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