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November 5, 2022 at 4:10 AM

Knoxville Cement Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: CEMEX Construction Materials Atlantic, LLC (Cemex S A)

Knox County, TN

Classification OTHER

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

Employee was operating front end loader in the coal shed. For unknown reasons employee left the loader and was engulfed in the coal pile near the grizzly bars for the feeding system.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220223180015 · Mine ID 4000840 Trainer view →