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Case study · MSHA Record #220110180101

Maintenance Man fatality

December 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Martinez Stone · San Saba County, TX
Investigator narrative
Employee was changing right lift cylinder on the Gehl skid steer loader. Employee is believed to have been entering the cab when the fork dropped to the ground. The employee had his head caught between the frame of the skid steer and the arm to raise the forks.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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