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Case study · MSHA Record #220020560161

Carpenter fatality

February 13, 2002 at 9:35 AM
Amrize Holly Hill Plant · Amrize Cement Inc. · Orangeburg County, SC
Investigator narrative
INDIVIDUAL WAS MASHED BETWEEN AN ELEVATOR AND THE STRUCTURAL STEEL ON LEVEL L-3 PREHEATER TOWER.
Record details
Classification
HOISTING
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Surface Construction, Nec
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
11 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
11 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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