(MSHA Report of Investigation: Loading a steel plate (5' wide x 10' long x 3/4" thick; approx. 1,500 lbs.) onto flatbed truck using chain attached to front-end loader. The victim was on bed of the truck steadying & guiding plate onto the truck when the hook (no safety latch) became detached from the plate, and the victim & plate fell to the ground. Plate crushed victim.)
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May 23, 2005
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Struck by falling object
March 20, 2001
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Struck by flying object
GAS BUILDUP IN SCALE PIT- EXPLOSION- THAWING OUT SCALE.
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