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Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull Gang, Parts Runner, Roustabout, Pick-Up Man, Pitman fatality
December 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Junction City Sand · Brown Brothers Sand Company · Talbot County, GA
Investigator narrative
Employee was standing on a ditch bank when it collapsed. He fell into the ditch and was covered/crushed by falling material
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience at this mine
- 18 years
- Experience in this job
- 18 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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