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Case study · MSHA Record #219982890001
Prep Plant Foreman fatality
October 12, 1998 at 9:40 AM
Plant Black River Operation
· Dravo Lime Company
· Pendleton County, KY
Investigator narrative
THE #2 STONE BIN WITH APPROX. 600 TONS OF CRUSHED STONE FAILED ALLOWING THE CONE SECTION TO FALL THROUGH THE PREP LAB BUILDING. THE QUALITY CONTROL MGR WAS IN THE BUILDING AND WAS CRUSHED BY C OLLAPSING STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Office And Lab Work, Clerical
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 22 years
- Experience at this mine
- 22 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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