Electrician fatality at Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill (Ash Grove Cement Company), NE, October 22, 1984

at 12:05 PM

On October 22, 1984, an electrician was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person 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 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Contact with hot objects or substances

Investigator narrative

EMPL CHECKING MOTION SWITCHES STEPPED FROM LADDER INTO HOT DUST CAUSING BURNS TO FEET,LEGS,ONE HAND.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 30 years
Experience at this mine: 30 years
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219843060063 · Mine ID 2500002 Trainer view →