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Case study · MSHA Record #220261950040

Utility Man fatality

July 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
U.S. Lime Company-St. Clair · Sequoyah County, OK
Investigator narrative
At the time of filing it is believed the miner was riding on the back of a railcar when the railcar derailed and pinned the miner between the railcar and a nearby structure. The miner was transported to a medical facility where EE died the following day.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
17 years
Experience at this mine
17 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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