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Case study · MSHA Record #220063190032

Bulldozer Operator fatality

November 10, 2006 at 8:15 AM
Jammer Lake Pit - Virginia · Seppi Brothers Concrete Products Corp · St Louis County, MN
Investigator narrative
Employee was in the process of moving a stacking conveyor, hooking chains to the axle frame to be connected to a loader. Conveyor buckled in half landing on him in his attempt to run from the falling conveyor.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
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
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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