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Case study · MSHA Record #220141080023

Laborer, Bull Gang, Faceman, Parts Runner, Roustabout, Roof Trimmer/Scaler fatality

April 11, 2014 at 8:45 AM
MLC - Ste. Genevieve · MLC · Ste Genevieve County, MO
Investigator narrative
Employee was scaling from a man basket on a boom truck when large slabs of rock struck the boom causing it to separate from the boom.
Record details
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Bar Down, Includes Scaling
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Source of injury
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
8.31 years
Experience at this mine
8.31 years
Experience in this job
7.77 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220141080023 · Mine ID 2300542
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