Fatality · MSHA Record #219851230001

Mine Manager fatality at Cote Blanche Mine (Domtar Industries Inc), LA, April 25, 1985

at 8:30 PM

On April 25, 1985, a mine manager was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Cote Blanche Mine (Domtar Industries Inc), LA.

Cote Blanche Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Domtar Industries Inc (Domtar Inc)

Iberia County, LA

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

I.NAME DIED FROM A SHIFTING PILE OF FINISHED SALT PRODUCT IN A STORAGE AREA AT THE MINE LEVEL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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