Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store Keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning Plant Operator fatality

November 6, 2005 at 11:38 AM

Empire Mine · Empire Iron Mining Partnership · Marquette County, MI

Investigator narrative

EE and Another EE responded to a stuck pallet alarm on Unit IV cooler. He became trapped when the cooler pallet released on its own causing the dump arm and wheel to swing up and strike him in the head, pinning him between the dump arm wheel and the rail.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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