Laborer fatality at Giant Cement Company, SC, February 25, 1988

at 3:45 PM

On February 25, 1988, a laborer was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Giant Cement Company, SC.

Giant Cement Company · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Giant Cement Company (Giant Group Ltd)

Contractor on site: M5K

Dorchester County, SC

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

HE TOTALLY DISREGARDED ORDERS AND LOSS OF TEMPER AND SELF-CONTROL CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE FELL AND LOST HIS LIFE. JACKHAMMERING A CEMENT BOULDER AND CEMENT BOULDER PINNED VICTI M DOWN WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SUFFOCATE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Tools (Powered)
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219880690076 · Mine ID 3800007 Trainer view →