Fatality · MSHA Record #219851050215

Warehouseman fatality at IMERYS SYLACAUGA OPERATIONS (Georgia Marble Company), AL, April 11, 1985

at 7:30 AM

On April 11, 1985, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at IMERYS SYLACAUGA OPERATIONS (Georgia Marble Company), AL.

IMERYS SYLACAUGA OPERATIONS · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Georgia Marble Company (Jim Walter Corp)

Talladega County, AL

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

MOVING LOCOMOTIVE TRAVELING NORTH AT APPROX. 3-4 MPH. AN EYE WITNESS STATED HE WAS HOLDING A WALKIE-TALKIE RADIO (JOB RELATED) UP TO HIS RIGHT EAR AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. HE WAS HIT, BOUNCED UP WARD APPROX. THREE FEET, FELL, AND WAS ROLLED UNDER THE TRAIN.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 45 years
Experience at this mine: 45 years
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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