Fatality · MSHA Record #220001720001

Stone Finishing And Sizing Personnel fatality at Mt Airy Mine And Mill (The N. C. Granite Corp), NC, June 11, 2000

at 11:15 PM

On June 11, 2000, a stone finishing and sizing personnel was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Mt Airy Mine And Mill (The N. C. Granite Corp), NC.

Mt Airy Mine And Mill · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: The N. C. Granite Corp (William Swift)

Surry County, NC

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A WEDGE BETWEEN THE TWO BLOCKS THAT HAD BEEN SAWN, A ROUGH BACK FELL PINNING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE OTHER BLOCK.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Tools (Not Powered)
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220001720001 · Mine ID 3100037 Trainer view →