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Case study · MSHA Record #220132910042
Electrician fatality
October 17, 2013 at 9:45 AM
LEBEC CEMENT PLANT
· National Cement Company Of California Inc
· Kern County, CA
Investigator narrative
The miner was in progress of storing electrical cable into a cable tray. The south bracket some how came loose. When the south side of the cable tray came down it struck the ladder on the east side causing the ladder to fall towards the west. The miner tried to compensate for the fall by leaning to the west. He then fell from the ladder hitting the ground.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from ladders
- Activity at time
- Climb Scaffolds, Ladders
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 5 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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