Maintenance Man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire Tech, Field Service Tech fatality

February 27, 2014 at 4:25 PM

AMES MINE · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Story County, IA

Investigator narrative

Emp a contract worker repairing a Scaler in Mod 12. The emp had fallen to the ground in fetal position, locked arms, clenched fist and bleeding from the ears. The witness did not know if the emp fell from a height or ground level. The injured emp was airlifted. He was lacking oxygen to brain for 10 minutes. He was pronounced dead at 9:45AM on Feb 28.

Record details

Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall from machine
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: CEREBRAL HEMORAGE-NT CCUS
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 3 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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