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Case study · MSHA Record #219992070001

Maintenance Man fatality

July 7, 1999 at 3:00 PM
PIT #1 · Pagosa Cattle Company Inc · Archuleta County, CO
Investigator narrative
WHILE WORKING WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A FRONT END LOADER THE HOOD FELL, CATCHING THE MAN BETWEEN THE REAR FRAME AND HOOD SIDE CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
6 years
Experience in this job
11 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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