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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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