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Case study · MSHA Record #219863380001
Maintenance Man fatality
November 20, 1986 at 7:48 AM
Columbia Plant #1
· Columbia Quarry Company
· St Clair County, IL
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEES I.NA4E & I.NAME TAKING HIGHLIFT TO SHOP FOR REPAIR I.NAMES EYES ROLLED BACK INTO HIS HEAD HIS MOUTH OPENED HE STEPPED BACKWARD OFF HIGHLIFT WHILE MACHINE TRAVELING 1-2 MILES PER HOU R THEN FELL BAC5WARD STRIKING HEAD ON ROADWAY HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to the walkway or working surface
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 17 years
- Experience at this mine
- 7 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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