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Case study · MSHA Record #219893280001

Superintendent fatality

November 16, 1989 at 4:30 PM
Batesville Venture · Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Panola County, MS
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER AN ELEVATED CONVEYOR BELT WHEN SUPPORT CABLE BROKE DROPPING CONVEYOR ON EMPLOYEE.CONVEYOR HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND WAS NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME.BROKEN LEG C
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
36 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
17 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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