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Case study · MSHA Record #220003390001

Maintenance Man fatality

November 17, 2000 at 2:15 PM
Brady Plant · Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Inc · Mcculloch County, TX
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 65 FT FROM LIFT BASKET HELD BY CRANE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY HARNESS. HE WAS REACHING FOR A BUCKET OF WATER HANDED UP FROM BELOW. WORKING ON A TAILINGS RELOCATION PROJE CT AT OLD QUARRY AT VOCA WEST.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
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
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
16 years
Experience at this mine
6 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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