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Case study · MSHA Record #220080290015

Truck Driver fatality

January 26, 2008 at 5:30 PM
GETCHELL MINE · Small Mine Development, LLC · Humboldt County, NV
Investigator narrative
Employee was walking behind haul truck when truck backed over him.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
8.31 years
Experience at this mine
2.31 years
Experience in this job
2.31 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220080290015 · Mine ID 2602233
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