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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Fatal · 220210710003 · 02/25/2021 · Sierra Ready Mix

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
Occupation
Hydrate plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
Mine experience
0.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Summit Materials LLC
Operator
Sierra Ready Mix
Mine
2602594

Narrative

The employee was last seen on top of the tower and determined to be missing. The employee was found in a pipe traveling from the cyclone discharge box to the thickener tank. Investigation has revealed that the employee traveled outside the provided safe access to the cyclone discharge box. It is not yet determined how the employee entered the pipe.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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