Outside Foreman fatality at Romeo Quarry (Hanson Material Service), IL, September 29, 1989

at 1:50 AM

On September 29, 1989, an outside foreman was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Romeo Quarry (Hanson Material Service), IL.

Romeo Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Hanson Material Service (Hanson PLC)

Will County, IL

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with hot objects or substances

Investigator narrative

DECEASED & COWORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SEARCHING FOR USABLE SPARE PARTS IN AN ABANDONED BLDG WHEN AN APPARENT FLASH FIRE FROM AN ELECTRICAL BOX OCCURRED ENGULFING THE DECEASED CO-WORKER WA S INJURED ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE CLOTHS ONFIRE OF THE DECEASED

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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