Fatality · MSHA Record #219843130069

Blaster fatality at Beckmann Quarry (Redland Stone Products Company), TX, October 17, 1984

at 7:05 AM

On October 17, 1984, a blaster was fatally injured in a handling of materials accident at Beckmann Quarry (Redland Stone Products Company), TX.

Beckmann Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Redland Stone Products Company (Redland Plc)

Bexar County, TX

Classification HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE STORAGE BUILDING TRYING TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF MATERIAL THAT WAS BEING REMOVED BY A SCREW CONVEYOR AT THE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. APP THE EMPLOYE E WAS STANDING ON BRIDGED MATERIAL WHEN IT COLLAPSED CAUSING HIS FEET TO BECOME CAUGHT IN THE SCREW AND TOTALLY ENGULFING HIS BODY AND HEAD IN AMMONIUM NITRATE. IT IS BELIEVED HE WAS STANDING

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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