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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220020980042 · 03/26/2002 · Alamo Cement Company Ltd

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Buzzi S p A
Operator
Alamo Cement Company Ltd
Mine
4103019

Narrative

WORKERS AND SUPERVISOR WERE PULLING I BEAMS FROM THE PREHEATER TOWERS ON THE OUTSIDE OF VESSEL. ONE OF THE BEAMS BECAE STUCK AND THE SUPERVISOR INSTRUCTED WORKERS NOT TO GO INSIDE VESSEL WHILE HE LEFT TO RETRIEVED FALL PROTECTION. AGAINST SUPERVISOR ORDERS 1 WORKER ENTERED THE VESSEL WHILE THE 2 WORKERS BACKS HAD TURNED. THE WORKER SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 57 FT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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