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Case study · MSHA Record #220242780024

Front-End Loader fatality

September 20, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I-75 QUARRY · Blue Water Industries · Knox County, TN
Investigator narrative
Employee found face down on ground next to loader EE was operating. Responding authorities pronounced employee deceased. Incident is still under investigation.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
34 years
Experience at this mine
34 years
Experience in this job
34 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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