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Case study · MSHA Record #219892440001
Blaster fatality
August 24, 1989 at 4:20 AM
Short Creek 8750
· Drummond Company, Inc.
· Jefferson County, AL
Investigator narrative
AFTER STEPPING OUT OF DRILL, EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY FELL 123 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWALL. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 29 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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