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Driller Operator fatality
September 23, 2009 at 9:45 PM
MC#1 Mine · M-Class Mining LLC · Franklin County, IL
Investigator narrative
A piece of grating had been moved to insert a piece of pipe. Employee stepped in hole in grating and fell 38' down the shaft. Injury was fatal.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
- Activity at time
- Cement Work, Gunite Crew
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 0.29 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.29 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.29 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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