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Case study · MSHA Record #220262250001
Mine Manager fatality
July 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Tata Chemicals Mine
· Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC
· Sweetwater County, WY
Investigator narrative
Fall from height from 5th floor to 4th floor through open hatch. Employee was Canadian National and does not have social security number.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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