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Case study · MSHA Record #219843330001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality

November 9, 1984 at 8:00 PM
JEFFERSON CITY MILL · Usx Corp · Knox County, TN
Investigator narrative
INJURED APPARENTLY FELL FROM A PARKED HAULAGE TRUCK TO GROUND LEVEL AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OVER THE TRUCK SUPERSTRUCTURE. AT SOME POINT IN HIS DECENT HE FELL AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS H EAD AND LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST A FLAT SURFACE HE WAS FOUND APPROX. 6 FT IN FRONT O THE PARKED TRUCK, LYING ON HIS BACK, WITH ARMS FOLDED OVER HIS CHEST. HIS HARD HAT SOME 4 FT AWAY.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
37 years
Experience at this mine
37 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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