![]() |
U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration Protecting Miners' Safety and Health Since 1978 |
![]() |
| www.msha.gov |
| Find It! in DOL | Compliance Assistance | |
|
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On February 10, 1995, a form carpenter (contractor employee) was killed at a limestone mill. Several employees were preparing to install a new kiln. They were setting up forms to pour cement when the forms collapsed on the victim. The victim was dead when he was recovered from under the forms and rebar one and one half hours after the accident. This is the seventh fatality reported in calendar year 1995 in the metal and nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in 1994, there were six fatalities reported in these industries. This death is the second fatality classified as falling/sliding material this year. There was one falling/sliding material fatality during the same period in 1994. MSHA is prohibited by congressionally imposed budget restrictions from enforcing the training requirements of 30 CFR Part 48 at this operation. For more information: |
|
|
www.msha.gov | www.dol.gov |
|
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
|
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 21st Floor Arlington, VA 22209-3939 |
Phone:
(202) 693-9400 Fax-on-demand: (202) 693-9401 Technical (web) questions: Webmaster On-line Filing Help: MSHAhelpdesk@dol.gov or call (877) 778-6055 Contact Us | |