Fatality · MSHA Record #220001720001
Stone Finishing And Sizing Personnel
June 11, 2000
at 11:15 PM
Operator:
The N. C. Granite Corp
(William Swift)
Surry County, NC
Classification
MACHINERY
Type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A WEDGE BETWEEN THE TWO BLOCKS THAT HAD BEEN SAWN, A ROUGH BACK FELL PINNING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE OTHER BLOCK.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Hand Tools (Not Powered)
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 14 years
- Experience at this mine
- 14 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220001720001 · Mine ID 3100037
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