Warehouseman fatality at Oldcastle Industrial Minerals Inc (Fletcher Limestone Company Inc), NC, November 23, 1983

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On November 23, 1983, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Oldcastle Industrial Minerals Inc (Fletcher Limestone Company Inc), NC.

Oldcastle Industrial Minerals Inc · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Fletcher Limestone Company Inc (Bob Stevens)

Henderson County, NC

Classification MACHINERY

Type Fall from machine

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Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF PLATFORM OF CONE CRUSHER ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF SCREEN H ITTING EMPLOYEE AROUND BASE OF NECK KNOCKING EMPLOYEE UNDER GUARD RAIL TO CONCFRETE APRON BELOW

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Clean Up - Ug Only
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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