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Case study · MSHA Record #220051510030

Laborer fatality

May 23, 2005 at 6:50 AM
PLANT #2 · Michels Pipeline Construction Inc · Dodge County, WI
Investigator narrative
(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.)
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Move Non-Self-Propelled Equip
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
9 years
Experience at this mine
9 years
Experience in this job
9 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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