Outside Foreman fatality at Guion Plant (Silica Products Company Inc), AR, January 27, 1987

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On January 27, 1987, an outside foreman was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Guion Plant (Silica Products Company Inc), AR.

Guion Plant · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Silica Products Company Inc (Sam C Cooke)

Contractor on site: W96

Izard County, AR

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

TEARING DOWN CO3CRETE SILO, CUT TOO MANY STEEL BANDS FROM SILO. CONCRETE BLOCKS AND SAND BURIED HIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Construction, Nec
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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