Maintenance Man fatality

Name: Mining Incidents: US MSHA accident records
Creator: ByShovel LLC
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

January 25, 2008 at 10:40 AM

MLC - Bonne Terre · Missouri Lime LLC · St Francois County, MO

Investigator narrative

Two men were working atop an 80 ft silo attempting to reset the chain on a bucket elevator. One man was below and in phone contact with one of the two mechanics atop. As the call was ending, the assisting mechanic atop knocked a 'miner's bar' off the platform. The bar fell and hit the man below on the back of the head. The man died approx. three hours later in the hospital.

Record details

Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Activity at time: Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Mine type: Facility
Sector: Metal/Non-Metal

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