Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner

Name: Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner fatality at Amrize Joliet S & G Underground Mine # 1
Start: 2003-03-24
Location: Amrize Joliet S & G Underground Mine # 1

March 24, 2003 at 4:15 PM

Amrize Joliet S & G Underground Mine # 1 · Underground · Metal/Nonmetal

Operator: Lafarge Joliet Inc (Rein Schultz & Dahl of Illinois Inc; George L Comerford)

Will County, IL

ClassificationMACHINERY

TypeStruck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EE WAS STRUCK BY A COUNTERWEIGHT, DESIGNED BY AMERICAN BIN AND CONVEYOR, INC OF FOURTEEN STEEL PLATES THAT WAS BEING LIFTED FOR INSTALLATION INTO A CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT PROBLEMS EXPERI ENCED WITH THE NEW CONVEYOR, WHEN THE COUNTERWEIGHT FELL ABOUT SEVEN FEET.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience: 8.44 years
Experience at this mine: 8.44 years
Experience in this job: 6.21 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220031040001 · Mine ID 1103084Trainer view →