Maintenance Man fatality at Buffington Plant (Carmeuse Lime Inc), IN, August 5, 2002

at 10:30 PM

On August 5, 2002, a maintenance man was fatally injured at Buffington Plant (Carmeuse Lime Inc), IN.

Buffington Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Carmeuse Lime Inc (Carmeuse Holding SA)

Lake County, IN

Classification OTHER

Type Unclassified, insufficient data

Investigator narrative

APPARENTLY EE ENTERED THE BAGHOUSE ROOM COMPARTMENT SOMETIME BETWEEN 8/5 @ 6 OR 7 PM AND 8/6 @ 4 AM. THE DOOR APPARENTLY SHUT AND LATCHED WHEN THE EE WAS IN THE ROOM. THE CONDITIONS IN THE ROO M WERE HOT AND DUSTY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Unclassified, insufficient data
Source of injury: MISCELLANEOUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected: BODY PARTS, NEC
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 27 years
Experience in this job: 28 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220022540014 · Mine ID 1200426 Trainer view →