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Mine accident

220040230026 · 01/20/2004 · Mullite Company Of America

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
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Accident type
No Value Found
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
13
Mine experience
28 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Imerys S A
Operator
Mullite Company Of America
Mine
0900188

Narrative

Miner raised shop overhead door 6"" with a fork truck to remove & repair a track roller. He didn't put a safety block under the door. To replace the roller, he sat on the floor & to reach the bottom corner of the door, he allowed his foot to go under the door. He bumped the door to push it into alignment causing it to fall on his right leg above the ankle. Cracked lower leg bones.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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