Trainer view
Print or save as PDF from your browser (⌘P / Ctrl+P).
← Standard view
Case study · MSHA Record #220101390019
Maintenance Man fatality
May 14, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Knoxville Cement Plant
· CEMEX Construction Materials Atlantic, LLC
· Knox County, TN
Investigator narrative
EE was cutting drill head from drill steel. Cutting operation resulted in fragmentation of drill steel. EE was struck by drill steel fragment resulting in his death.
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- THIGH/FEMUR
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 4 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
Similar incidents in MSHA records
· same classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
-
May 21, 2026 · Nevada Ready Mix Corporation · NV · Belt Foreman
A contract mechanic/welder hired by another contractor was fatally injured when the ammonium nitrate auger EE was attempting to extract from a pipe exploded.
-
December 22, 2025 · Mundy Stone Company · VA · Maintenance Man
The injured employee was performing maintenance on a rock crusher using a cutting torch when a fire occurred. The injured employee received burns to EE's body and which ultimately proved fatal.
-
October 2, 2018 · Empire State Mines LLC · NY · Driller Operator
An employee was attempting to clean out a previously blasted vertical drill hole with an air hose. A sudden release of pressure from an unknown source inside of the hole forced material to be ejected from the hole and struck the employee. The employee passed away from the incident.