Maintenance Man fatality at Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant (Southern Products & Silica Company Inc), NC, September 16, 2004

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On September 16, 2004, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant (Southern Products & Silica Company Inc), NC.

Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Southern Products & Silica Company Inc (Marshall B Gilchrist)

Richmond County, NC

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

Employee attempted to replace starter on Hyster H50XM forklift, jacked forklift up with a 10 ton hydraulic floor jack. He did not put any blocks or shorwings under forklift to prevent it from falling. He then got under forklift to repair starter and forlift then fell off jack causing major head injuries. Employee died.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 12 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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