Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219852940076

Maintenance Man

October 8, 1985 at 8:50 AM
ARGOS ROBERTA PLANT · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal
Shelby County, AL
Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
EMPL HELPING REPLACE FINISH MILL SEPARATOR LINER PLATES IN FINISH MILL ROOM.EMPL ON 1ST LEVEL OF MILL HOOKING UP NEW LINER PLATE.OLD LINER PLATE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SEPARATOR AND STACKED ON TOP OF SEPARATOR.ONE PLATE FELL 40\ STRIKING EMPL IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
13 years
Experience in this job
5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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