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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Fatal · 220072780064 · 10/01/2007 · Twin State Sand & Gravel Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Warren Ames III
Operator
Twin State Sand & Gravel Company Inc
Mine
2700070

Narrative

Employee was retrieving pry bar from storage area on the ground, when personnel above him lost control of new return roller they were changing out. The return roller fell, striking the employee on the ground. While the employee was wearing proper safety equipment at the time, the impact of the roller resulted in his death.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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