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Case study · MSHA Record #220000070016
Laborer fatality
December 21, 1999 at 9:30 AM
Boone Quarry
· Sterling Materials
· Gallatin County, KY
Investigator narrative
FROM PRELIMINARY: THE VICTIM WAS IN THE AREA OF AN UNGUARDED SELF-CLEANING TAIL PULLEY OF A DISCHARGE BELT FOR A PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SHAFT, PULLING HIM I NTO THE CONVEYOR BELT.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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