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This posting serves to provide a public notice to employees of the mine, employees of the mining company(s), employees of independent contractors with any connection to the mine, persons with any connection to the mine, and any person with information regarding the cause or contributing factors of this accident. Please provide any information to:
Scottie Sizemore, Lead Investigator:
Phone: 205-290-7294
Two miners were loading explosives using an aerial lift's basket when the basket jolted upward into the mine roof causing the death of one of the miners.
The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the accident.
MINE FATALITY – On July 24, 2020, two miners were loading explosives from inside an aerial lift’s basket when the basket jolted upward into the mine roof, causing the death of one of the miners.
FAI-6847521-1
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Underground
(Limestone)
Fatal Machinery Accident
July 24, 2020
Cisco Mine
Carmeuse L&S
Cisco, Murray County, Georgia
