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Case study · MSHA Record #219843130069
Blaster fatality
October 17, 1984 at 7:05 AM
Beckmann Quarry
· Redland Stone Products Company
· Bexar County, TX
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
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Conveyor Belt
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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