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A contract employee was conducting maintenance duties at the number 6 cement cooler when he fell approximately 25 feet onto a concrete floor.
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 26, 2021, a contract employee, who was not wearing fall protection, was performing maintenance on a cement cooler when a wooden board broke, causing him to fall 23 feet onto a concrete floor.
FAI-6898696-1
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface
(Cement)
Fatal Slip or Fall of Person Accident
July 26, 2021
G & R Mineral Services Inc.
Contractor ID No. (ACR)
at
Hercules Cement LP
Stockertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
ID No. 36-00006
