Fatality · MSHA Record #220022800001
Miner fatality at RILLITO PLANT (CalPortland Company), AZ, September 23, 2002
at 7:30 AM
On September 23, 2002, a miner was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at RILLITO PLANT (CalPortland Company), AZ.
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Type
Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Investigator narrative
THE WAS ASKED TO REMOVE SCREWS FROM A METAL ROOF DECK ON THE EAVE OF A ROOF. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, THE MINER REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM (JLG AND GOT ON THE ROOF. HE ALSO VI OLATED COMPANYPOLICY IN PROCEEDING TO WORK IN AREAS OF THE ROOF WHILE NOT TIED-OFF. WHILE WORKING ON THE ROOF DECK, NOT IN FRONT OF THE JLG AND WHILE NOT TIED-OFF, HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Accident type
- Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 14 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220022800001 · Mine ID 0201138
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