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Case study · MSHA Record #220091180011

Laborer fatality

April 21, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Shiloh Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Hardin County, TN
Investigator narrative
Employee was pinned between concrete structure and wall of hole.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
3 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
3 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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