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Case study · MSHA Record #220001040001
Coal Sampler fatality
April 4, 2000 at 2:00 AM
ROYAL CEMENT COMPANY, INC.
· Royal Cement Company Inc
· Clark County, NV
Investigator narrative
EE WAS COLLECTING DUST SAMPLES AND HE WAS FOUND IN THE DUST APPROXIAMEATELY THREE FEET DEEP AND THE DUST WAS HOT. INOFRMATION RECEIVED FROM THE DR THROUGH ONE OF THE COMPANY INVESTORS INDICATE S THE EE MAY HAVE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK BEFORETHE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HELP ARRIVED QUICKLY AND THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Activity at time
- Office And Lab Work, Clerical
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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