Fatality · MSHA Record #220020360039
Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner
January 14, 2002 at 1:30 PM
Operator: Worley Blue Quarry (Eric Higginbotham)
Elbert County, GA
ClassificationSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TypeFall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
LEDGE FOREMAN AND HIS LEDGE CREW WERE REMOVING STONE & DEBRIS FROM A BENCH LEVEL AT THE QUARRY SITE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE RAILING AND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BENCH LEVEL AT THE TIME HE FELL 28 ' TO THE FLOOR BELOW THEM. HE PASSED AWAY 2/1/02.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Handling Coal, Rock, Ore
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.34 years
- Experience in this job
- 5 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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