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Case study · MSHA Record #219831960002

Laborer fatality

April 27, 1983 at 11:00 AM
PHOENIX PINELANDS · Mount Holly Concrete · Ocean County, NJ
Investigator narrative
WALKNG UNDER PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FELL FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK VICTIM ON HEAD.
Record details
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected
SKULL
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
20 years
Experience in this job
20 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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