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Case study · MSHA Record #219972790002
Superintendent fatality
September 28, 1997 at 4:00 PM
Mr. Charlie Perry
· Mississippi Limestone Corp
· Coahoma County, MS
Investigator narrative
EE WAS ON DUTY ON THE DREDGE AND EVIDENTLY FELL IN RIVER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- DREDGE
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 11 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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