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Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator fatality
March 27, 2013 at 2:42 PM
North Stone · Fred Weber Inc · St Louis County, MO
Investigator narrative
Employee was operating a loader near the highwall when a shot was initiated.
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Front-End Loader
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 23.96 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 23.96 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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