# SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
> **FATAL** · MSHA accident `220020360039` · 01/14/2002 · Worley Blue Quarry
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** FATALITY
- **Classification:** SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- **Accident type:** Fall to lower level, NEC
- **Occupation:** Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.34 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Eric  Higginbotham
- **Operator:** Worley Blue Quarry
- **Mine:** [0900076](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/0900076)
## Narrative

LEDGE FOREMAN AND HIS LEDGE CREW WERE REMOVING STONE & DEBRIS FROM A BENCH LEVEL AT THE QUARRY SITE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE RAILING AND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BENCH LEVEL AT THE TIME HE FELL 28 ' TO THE FLOOR BELOW THEM. HE PASSED AWAY 2/1/02.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*