Fatality · MSHA Record #220071690007
Welder (Shop)
June 13, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Operator: MLC (Margaret J Heckman)
Ste Genevieve County, MO
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
EE and other co-workers were trying to connect a 42-in. inlet duct to a top reversal box through an opening in the building. The EE was inside the building between the inlet duct and reversal box. When the inlet duct unexpectedly came through the opening, it struck the injured employee in the head causing severe head injury resulting in death on 6/19/2007.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Accident type
- Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.04 years
- Experience in this job
- 17 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220071690007 · Mine ID 2300542Trainer view →