Mine Manager fatality at Dupont Pit (Glacier Northwest), WA, December 19, 2000

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On December 19, 2000, a mine manager was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Dupont Pit (Glacier Northwest), WA.

Dupont Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Glacier Northwest (Taiheiyo Cement Corp)

Pierce County, WA

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by rolling or sliding object

Investigator narrative

CONCRETE BLOCK WALL FELL ON VICTIM. ACCIDENT WAS FATAL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Source of injury: CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 28 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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