EE WAS RETRIEVING THE PLASTIC NON-ELECTRIC TUBING. AFTER HE HAD RETURNED TO THE BLASTSITE TO PERFORM HIS POST BLAST INSPECTION. HE WAS STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE LEVEL WHICH HE HAD JUST BLASTE D. UNKNOWN TO HIM, HE WAS STANDING ON NATURAL SEAM OF ROCK. THE ROCK SUDDENLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE FACE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL APPROX. 15 FT, AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK THAT HAD FALLE
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- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 45 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 20 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 20 non-fatal
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- Strasburg Quarry VA
- Penroc PA
- Plant #2 VA
- Chesney Underground TN
- Plant #1 VA
- Middletown Quarry VA
- Lime Plant TN
- U.S. Lime Company-St. Clair OK
- Roosevelt Avenue Operations PA
- Rocky Point VA
- Carmeuse Lime Inc MI
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3 recordedVICTIM APPEARED TO BE ELECTROCUTED WHILE FISHING. AN OVERSIZED PUMP CIRCUIT ACTING IN CONCERT WITH A PUMP CABLE SPLICE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS, A 3'8" WIRE ROPE, AND A CREEK APPEARED TO PROVID E A CURRENT PATH FROM THE DAMAGED CABLE TO THE VICTIM.
THE EE WAS ASSIGNED TO OPERATE A FORKLIFT TO LOAD TOTE BINS WITH PRODUCE LIME. THE FORKLIFT WAS FOUND PARKED WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE EE WAS LAST SEEN APPROX. 445-500 PM AND IT WAS AS SUMED HE WENT ON BREAK. A SEARCH FOR THE EE STARTED APPROX. 530-545 PM AND WHEN HE COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON SITE, AT HOME, OR AT SURROUNDING BUSINESS THE POLICE AND COAF GUARD WERE CALLED.