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Case study · MSHA Record #220192350016

Dryer Operator, Kiln Operator, Dry Plant Operator, Fluid Operator, Bed Dryer Operator fatality

August 20, 2019 at 8:00 AM
SCRUBGRASS FUEL HANDLING FACILITY · Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, L.P. · Venango County, PA
Investigator narrative
An employee was in the process of removing a metal dumpster from the bottom floor of our truck unloading building using a hoist. When they removed the dumpster from the building the hand rail was not put back into position and the employee fell into the lifting bay of the hoist. Fall was approximately 37 feet to the bottom level.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to lower level, NEC
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
0.46 years
Experience at this mine
0.46 years
Experience in this job
0.46 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220192350016 · Mine ID 3608567
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