Maintenance Man

October 13, 1984 at 10:40 AM

Asbury Sunbury · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Asbury Advanced Materials (Asbury Carbons Inc)

Northumberland County, PA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINT ELECTRICAL WORK ON A CEILING LIGHT. HE WAS WORKING FROM A BASKET ATTACHED TO THE FORK OF FORKLIFT THE PARK BRAKE WAS SET AND THE MACHINE WAS NOT RUNNING MACHI NE ON VERY SLIGHT GHRADE WITH NO OPERATOR PRESENT WHEELS NOT BLOCKED AND FORKLIFT DRIFTED A SHORT DISTANCE THROUGH A DOORWAY WITH THE RAISED MAST STAYING INSIDE THE BUILDING EMPLOYEE APPARENT

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Source of injury: FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 22 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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