Maintenance Man

February 27, 2014 at 4:25 PM

AMES MINE · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Martin Marietta Materials Inc)

Story County, IA

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

Emp a contract worker repairing a Scaler in Mod 12. The emp had fallen to the ground in fetal position, locked arms, clenched fist and bleeding from the ears. The witness did not know if the emp fell from a height or ground level. The injured emp was airlifted. He was lacking oxygen to brain for 10 minutes. He was pronounced dead at 9:45AM on Feb 28.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: CEREBRAL HEMORAGE-NT CCUS
Body part affected: BRAIN
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220140700017 · Mine ID 1300014 Trainer view →