Prep Plant Foreman

November 2, 1988 at 11:10 AM

THORNTON PLANT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Marblehead Lime Company (General Dynamics Corp)

Cook County, IL

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

THE DECEASED ASCENDED TO THE TOP OF A RAILROAD COVERED HOPPER CAR WITH PRODUCT SEALS HE WAS THEN DISCOVERED ON THE GROUND APPROX 14 FT BELOW BY A COWORKER THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THIS ACCID ENT AND A DEFINATE DETERMINATION TO THE CAUSE OF THE FALL IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 19 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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