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Case study · MSHA Record #220250130043

Utility Man fatality

January 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BORGER PIT · WES AGG, LLC · Hutchinson County, TX
Investigator narrative
Trench was dug to repair drain pipe. No sloping or shoring protection system was in place. Trench was approximately 10 foot deep and 8 foot wide. Side wall collapsed and crushed worker.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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