Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220073020011

Superintendent

October 24, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Delphi Plant · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Carroll County, IN
ClassificationHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
TypeStruck by flying object
Investigator narrative
Employee was working on a crusher. A bucket tooth was wedged in the crusher. The crusher was jacked up. The jack kicked out and employee was struck in the head by an unknown object and knocked him into the bed of the truck where he struck his head on an unknown object. Employee received head trauma.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
17 years
Experience at this mine
17 years
Experience in this job
7 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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