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Case study · MSHA Record #219870440038
Fatal mining incident
February 7, 1987 at 12:05 PM
SRM Materials Tri County
· Tri County Stone Company Inc
· Grundy County, TN
Investigator narrative
CRUSHER WAS TUR3ED OFF DURING EMPLOYEES LUNCH BREAK. HE WENT INTO THE CRUSHER WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RETURNED TO WORK FROM LUNCH AND ONE OF THEM TURNED ON THE CRUSHER NOT K NOWING I.NAME W5S IN THERE. HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE AND DIED INSTANTLY
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between NEC
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 42 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 40 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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