Belt Foreman

January 23, 1985 at 10:30 AM

AMRIZE RAVENA PLANT · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Atlantic Cement Company Inc (Blue Circle Industries Plc)

Albany County, NY

Classification IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Type Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Investigator narrative

MAINTENANCE CREW HAD REMOVED SOME NUTS FROM ACESS DOOR TO #2 COAL MILL & WAS AWAITING SHUTDOWN OF COAL MILL WHEN AN EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE COAL MILL. THE BLAST BLEW THE VICTIM & THE REPAIRMAN APPROX 15\ TO T HE GROUND. VICTIM DIED ON 1-28-85.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Source of injury: FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 21 years
Experience at this mine: 21 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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