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Case study · MSHA Record #219872640002
Laborer fatality
September 14, 1987 at 8:50 AM
FALLING SPRINGS QUARRY
· Falling Springs Quarry Company
· St Clair County, IL
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE ENTERE8 DUST BIN TO HELP CLEAR BLOCKAGE OF DISCHARGE CHUTE. DUST COLAPSED OR SLID COVERING UP EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIS DEATH
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 18 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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