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Case study · MSHA Record #220242290018
Maintenance Man fatality
August 4, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Gramercy Operation
· Atalco Gramercy LLC
· St James County, LA
Investigator narrative
An employee received burn injuries from exposure to hot water and caustic liquid, when they entered an area where the liquids accumulated on the ground. Employee fell into an open sump hole while walking into the work area.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
- Nature of injury
- BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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