METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On November 3, 1995, a laborer with 27 years of mining
experience was killed at a lime mill. There were no
witnesses to the accident. The employee was assigned to
load metal tote bins with lime. The forklift he had been
using was found parked with the ignition off. A diving
team found the employee submerged in water near the
plant's boat dock. The victim drowned. This is the 42nd
fatality reported in calendar year 1995 in the metal and
nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in 1994,
there were 35 fatalities reported in these industries.
This death is the first fatality caused by drowning this
year. The
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL95M42]