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Case study · MSHA Record #220053330016
Maintenance Man fatality
November 18, 2005 at 1:55 PM
CELINA QUARRY
· Rogers Group Inc
· Clay County, TN
Investigator narrative
Disassembling a crushing plant. two employees were attempting to remove the motor that drove the hazmac crusher by using a boom truck. The motor became stuck on the motor mount bolts that had been cut off using a torch. The employees then tried to pry it from its stuck position when it freed and came forward.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- MOTORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 33 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 33 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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