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Case study · MSHA Record #219851230001
Mine Manager fatality
April 25, 1985 at 8:30 PM
Cote Blanche Mine
· Domtar Industries Inc
· Iberia County, LA
Investigator narrative
I.NAME DIED FROM A SHIFTING PILE OF FINISHED SALT PRODUCT IN A STORAGE AREA AT THE MINE LEVEL.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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