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220141390015 · 05/13/2014 · U S Silica Company

Details

Degree of injury
INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
NEC
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Unknown
Injury source
MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
Nature of injury
HEART ATTACK
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USS Holdings Inc
Operator
U S Silica Company
Mine
4703644

Narrative

A Service Worker suffered a fatal heart attack at a residential property owned by the company and adjacent to the active mine site. The Service Worker was removing an inactive LP gas tank when he fell ill. EMS was called by his coworker, and the victim was rushed to a local hospital. The fatality was due to natural causes and was not related to any mining activities.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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