Welder (Shop) fatality at Cedrum Mine (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL, November 16, 1987

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On November 16, 1987, a welder (shop) was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Cedrum Mine (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL.

Cedrum Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Drummond Company, Inc. (Drummond Company Inc)

Walker County, AL

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEES WERE 8ISASSEMBLING A RADIAL COAL STACKER THE VICTIM WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE THIRD AND BASE SECTION WHEN THE FRAME UNDERNEATH COLLAPSED CRUSHING HIM

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CONVEYORS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219873280001 · Mine ID 0101270 Trainer view →