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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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