Maintenance Man fatality at Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill (Ash Grove Cement Company), NE, January 20, 1983

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On January 20, 1983, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill (Ash Grove Cement Company), NE.

Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Ash Grove Cement Company

Cass County, NE

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

WHILE REPAIRING A 50T OFFHIGHWAY TRUCK, WORKING UNDER THE RAISED AND BLOCKED BED, THE BLOCKS KICKED OUT, AND THE BED FELL SUDDENLY AFTER THREE HOURS OF STABILITY, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE INSTANTLY, FRACTURING SKULL AND CAUSING OTHER MULTIPLE FRACTURES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 30 years
Experience at this mine: 30 years
Experience in this job: 13 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219830310117 · Mine ID 2500002 Trainer view →