Fatality · MSHA Record #220082950042
Warehouseman fatality at Lone Star Quarry & Mill (Buzzi Unicem USA), MO, October 11, 2008
at 12:10 PM
On October 11, 2008, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Lone Star Quarry & Mill (Buzzi Unicem USA), MO.
Operator:
Buzzi Unicem USA
(Buzzi S p A)
Cape Girardeau County, MO
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Type
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
The Employee was on the surface of a clean dry barge in daylight hours with no movement and light wind. The Ee passed through the #2 port hatch opening and made contact with the empty hopper floor. Cause is unknown. Ee was installing a dust prevention tarp across the port hatch opening before the incident. The operator contests MSHA jurisdiction.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Barge, Boat, Dredge
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220082950042 · Mine ID 2300134
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