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Case study · MSHA Record #220260020006
Maintenance Man fatality
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Flatrock Quarry
· Mundy Stone Company
· Shenandoah County, VA
Investigator narrative
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.
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Activity at time
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Body part affected
- HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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