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Case study · MSHA Record #219991060001
Driller fatality
April 7, 1999 at 7:10 AM
Briar Hill Stone Co
· Waller Brothers Stone Company Inc
· Scioto County, OH
Investigator narrative
2" IRON PIPE CAME LOOSE FROMA UNION JOINT AND THE OTHER END WAS THREADED INTO AN ELBOW AND WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE PIPE APPROX 4' TO 6' LONG ACTED LIKE A JET PROPULSTON AND THE PIPE ROTATED LIK E A FAN AND IT HIT THE EE IN THE HEAD CAUSING DEATH FROM HEAD TRAUMA. PIPE WAS CONNECTED TO AIR COMPRESSOR.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- OTHER INJURY,NEC
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 40 years
- Experience at this mine
- 30 years
- Experience in this job
- 21 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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