EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING 5 1/2 FT STANDARD NORBERG CRUSHER WITH A 1" DIAMETER 100FT LONG WIRE ROPE ATTACHED TO A 988-B LOADER. THE CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE CRUSHER BY MEANS OF A 5" CLEVIS WITH A 5" LONG 1 1/4" DIAMETER BOLT. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CABLE, THE 5"BOLT CAME OUT OF THE CLEVIS CAUSING WHIPPING EFFECT STRIKING HIM COMPLETELY SEVERING BOTH LEGS.
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March 17, 1988
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 12, 1985
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
EMPL TRYING TO INSTALL PIECE OF RUBBER FLASHING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHILE MACHINERY WAS RUNNING.RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND MOVING CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING DEEP LACERATIONS TO ARM JUST AB OVE AND JUST BELOW RIGHT ELBOW.
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