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Case study · MSHA Record #220202550004
Warehouseman fatality
September 1, 2020 at 7:47 PM
Arepet Industries
· Arepet Industries, LLC
· Bexar County, TX
Investigator narrative
Employee was closing the hatches on a pneumatic truck. While attempting to get back onto the catwalk employee fell off the truck. Employee was wearing EE's harness but EE did not tie off properly. Emergency responders attempted to render first aid but were unsuccessful. At this moment I do not have a detailed description of all the contributing factors that led to the fall.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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