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Case study · MSHA Record #219880960025
Mine Manager fatality
March 23, 1988 at 3:00 AM
Texas-Lehigh Cement Plant & Quarry
· Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
· Hays County, TX
Investigator narrative
INJURED WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG A CHUTE THAT WAS FILLED OR CONTAINED KILN FEED THAT HAD SPILLED FROM FEED END OF THE CEMENT KILN. WHEN THE INJURED HIT THE CHUTE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER, THE MATERIAL (1100 DEG F) DISLODGED AND SPLASHED BACK UP AND COVERED THE INJURED.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Not Powered)
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 9 years
- Experience at this mine
- 9 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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