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Case study · MSHA Record #220040440002

Laborer fatality

January 29, 2004 at 3:00 PM
Amrize Holly Hill Plant · Amrize Cement Inc. · Orangeburg County, SC
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
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
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
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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