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MACHINERY

220080420060 · 02/04/2008 · Carolina Quarries Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
68
Mine experience
15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Kurt M Swenson
Operator
Carolina Quarries Inc
Mine
3100017

Narrative

Employee was operating 90 ton truck crane. When lifting a block to lower the main fall, brake locked and would not release load. Block swung out past riggers on crane causing load to shift crane and caused a rocking motion. Operator jumped out of crane onto granite. This crane was being operated from bottom of quarry pit.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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