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Case study · MSHA Record #220200210024

Quality Control Technician, Laboratory Technician, Laboratory Assistant fatality

January 8, 2020 at 1:17 PM
Portable Crushing Dept 415 · Wendling Quarries Inc · Clinton County, IA
Investigator narrative
FELL INTO LIME BIN.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to lower level, NEC
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
1.67 years
Experience at this mine
0.04 years
Experience in this job
0.02 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220200210024 · Mine ID 1302061
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