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Case study · MSHA Record #220071860037
Draftsman fatality
June 12, 2007 at 9:49 AM
Felton Quarry
· Granite Construction Co
· Santa Cruz County, CA
Investigator narrative
Employee entered a trench and was struck by a large section of clay when a vertical wall of the trench collapsed.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Surface Construction, Nec
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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