Fatality · MSHA Record #220040440002

Laborer fatality at Amrize Holly Hill Plant (Amrize Cement Inc.), SC, January 29, 2004

at 3:00 PM

On January 29, 2004, a laborer was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Amrize Holly Hill Plant (Amrize Cement Inc.), SC.

Amrize Holly Hill Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Amrize Cement Inc. (Holcim Ltd)

Contractor on site: FQM

Orangeburg County, SC

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Contact with hot objects or substances

Investigator narrative

EE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW UNDERNEATH THE TABLE OF THE RAW MILL. HE LEFT THE WORK AREA AND HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET DOWN AN ADJACENT DUCT WHEN HE FELL INTO A PILE OF FLY ASH INSIDE THE DUCT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220040440002 · Mine ID 3800014 Trainer view →