Fatality · MSHA Record #219832850096

Superintendent fatality at #127 Mine And Mill (Crossville Limestone Company Inc), TN, September 26, 1983

at 4:15 PM

On September 26, 1983, a superintendent was fatally injured in a handling of materials accident at #127 Mine And Mill (Crossville Limestone Company Inc), TN.

#127 Mine And Mill · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Crossville Limestone Company Inc (Richard H Shirley)

Cumberland County, TN

Classification HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING BIN OCURRENCE OF CAVE IN EMPLOYEE COVERED WITH MATERIAL DEATH BY APHYXIATION OCCURRED BEFORE RESCUE COULD TAKE PLACE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Clean Up - Ug Only
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: MINERAL ITEMS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 18 years
Experience at this mine: 12 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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