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Case study · MSHA Record #220191500028

Warehouseman fatality

May 18, 2019 at 3:37 PM
West Amarillo Sand & Gravel · Rogers Group Inc. · Oldham County, TX
Investigator narrative
Miner was using a man lift basket to observe feed to cone crusher at a height of 28 feet. The miner was wearing fall protection harness and a retractable lanyard but was not secured/tied off to the man lift basket. The miner was ejected from the man lift basket to the surface below.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
3 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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