Fatality · MSHA Record #220050380018

Warehouseman fatality at Holcim Artesia Plant (Holcim (US) Incorporated), MS, January 25, 2005

at 1:30 PM

On January 25, 2005, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Holcim Artesia Plant (Holcim (US) Incorporated), MS.

Holcim Artesia Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Holcim (US) Incorporated (Holcim Ltd)

Lowndes County, MS

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Investigator narrative

Employee became entangled between a return idler and the bottom conveyor tail pulley located in the primary crusher basement.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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