Welder (Shop) fatality

June 12, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Ottawa Plant · Unimin Minnesota Corporation · Le Sueur County, MN

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

Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Activity at time: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
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
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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