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Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store Keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning Plant Operator fatality
June 4, 2011 at 3:99 PM
Fort Knox Mine · Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc · Fairbanks North Star County, AK
Investigator narrative
Employee was working without fall protection and fell to his death.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 1.23 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.23 years
- Experience in this job
- 1.23 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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