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Case study · MSHA Record #220232160023

Hand Scaler fatality

July 26, 2023 at 2:45 PM
Lexington Quarry Company · Jessamine County, KY
Investigator narrative
Employee evacuated truck on mine ramp and hit head on ramp floor causing serious head injury. *EE died on 3/19/2024.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,NEC
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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