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Case study · MSHA Record #220010040002

Mine Manager fatality

December 19, 2000 at 12:00 PM
Dupont Pit · Glacier Northwest · Pierce County, WA
Investigator narrative
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL FELL ON VICTIM. ACCIDENT WAS FATAL.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Activity at time
Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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