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Case study · MSHA Record #220050760036

Laborer fatality

March 11, 2005 at 9:00 PM
Grassy Stone · Grassy Stone LLC · Carter County, KY
Investigator narrative
Employee was cleaning rock dust bin #2 from inside of bin #2; material on sides of bin #2 collapsed, engulfing employee; causing his death.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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