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Case study · MSHA Record #220210710003
Hydrate Plant Operator fatality
February 25, 2021 at 8:48 AM
Sierra Ready Mix Quarry
· Sierra Ready Mix
· Clark County, NV
Investigator narrative
The employee was last seen on top of the tower and determined to be missing. The employee was found in a pipe traveling from the cyclone discharge box to the thickener tank. Investigation has revealed that the employee traveled outside the provided safe access to the cyclone discharge box. It is not yet determined how the employee entered the pipe.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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