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Case study · MSHA Record #219940450002
Laborer fatality
January 11, 1994 at 1:48 PM
Empire Blended Products Inc
· N J Pulverizing Company
· Ocean County, NJ
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
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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