Fatality · MSHA Record #220101870002
Welder (Shop)
June 12, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Operator: Unimin Minnesota Corporation (S C R-Sibelco Nv)
Le Sueur County, MN
ClassificationSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TypeFall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Investigator narrative
Incident is still under investigation. Cause of death is unknown, awaiting autopsy report. The victim was working from an elevated location that was provided with handrails. He was using an 8 foot stepladder. While preparing to weld on an overhead vent pipe, he fell going over the handrail and landed on a railroad track 47 feet below.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Accident type
- Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 22 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220101870002 · Mine ID 2100790Trainer view →