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Case study · MSHA Record #220152180050

Laborer fatality

August 3, 2015 at 2:30 PM
Pinky's Aggregates Inc · Rolette County, ND
Investigator narrative
There were no witnesses to the accident. The operator was found outside of his loader buried under gravel that had sloughed off of the stock pile he was loading from. Fellow employees were attempting to remove the gravel from on top of him when officials showed up. Officials declared him dead at the scene.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
10 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
10 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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