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Case study · MSHA Record #220021050001
Maintenance Man fatality
April 4, 2002 at 1:30 PM
MLC - Ste. Genevieve
· MLC
· Ste Genevieve County, MO
Investigator narrative
WHILE ON THE GROUND SPOTTING FOR THE MAINTENANCECREW HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A DUST COLLECTOR BAG FULL OF LIME. EMPLOYEE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY THE CORONER.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- BAGS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 31 years
- Experience at this mine
- 31 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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