Fatality · MSHA Record #219933190002

Maintenance Man fatality at Weeping Water Mine (Martin Marietta Aggregates), NE, November 4, 1993

at 10:30 PM

On November 4, 1993, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Weeping Water Mine (Martin Marietta Aggregates), NE.

Weeping Water Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Martin Marietta Aggregates (Martin Marietta Materials Inc)

Cass County, NE

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

AT APPROX 10:30PM A SECTION OF ROOF FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM THE PIECE WAS APPROX 8FT LONG BY 5FT WIDE BY 2IN-12IN THICK PIECE FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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