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Case study · MSHA Record #220140790009
Laborer fatality
February 21, 2014 at 9:30 AM
Kosmos Cement Plant
· CEMEX INC.
· Jefferson County, KY
Investigator narrative
Without checking to ensure elevator car was present, contractor stepped into elevator shaft and fell approximately 25 feet landing on top of elevator car.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall onto or against objects
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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