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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Fatal · 220070430077 · 02/02/2007 · Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John Gudelsky
Operator
Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc
Mine
4400024

Narrative

The truck owner was replacing a bolt in a pony axle. The owner had a bottle jack under one axle tire and a wooden block under the axle tire beside it. The owner then lowered the axles from the cab, positioned himself on a creeper between the 2 raised axle tires. The jack came out from under one axle tire; crushing the owner.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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