Blaster fatality at Bluff City Mine (Mississippi Lime Company), IL, August 10, 2000

THE DECEASED WAS ASKED TO EXAMINE A CORNER OF A PILLAR BY THE SCALERS. HE GOT IN HI-RANGER BASKET W/O FALL LPROTECTION OVER THE OBJECTION OF SCALER (1 1/2 YRS EXP). WHILE INSPECTING THE PILL AR, THE BASKET BECAME HUNG UP ON THE SIDE OF THE PILLAR, WHEN IT BROKE FREE. THE BOOM SPRUNG AND THREW BOTH MEN OUT. THE SCALER WAS SAVED BY HIS FALL PROTECTION. THE POWDERMAN FELL APPROX 5

Activity at time of incident

Enter/Work In Bins, Silos

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Underground location

INTERSECTION

Mining method

Other

Accident type

Struck against stationary object

Source of injury

MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Body part affected

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Total mining experience

22 years

Experience at this mine

22 years

Experience in this job

2 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY

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