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Case study · MSHA Record #219851050215

Warehouseman fatality

April 11, 1985 at 7:30 AM
IMERYS SYLACAUGA OPERATIONS · Georgia Marble Company · Talladega County, AL
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
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
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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