Fatality · MSHA Record #219940450002

Laborer fatality at Empire Blended Products Inc (N J Pulverizing Company), NJ, January 11, 1994

at 1:48 PM

On January 11, 1994, a laborer was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Empire Blended Products Inc (N J Pulverizing Company), NJ.

Empire Blended Products Inc · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: N J Pulverizing Company (Martin E Tanzer)

Ocean County, NJ

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from machine

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Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TARPING A PALLETIZED FLATBED TRAILER WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WE ASSUME EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE TARPING. INJURIES APPEARED TO BE CONFINED TO THE HEAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 17 years
Experience at this mine: 17 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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