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POWERED HAULAGE

220091820021 · 06/29/2009 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Utility truck, Water trucks
Injury source
PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
1900035

Narrative

A non-employee entered Specialty Minerals' property and proceeded to the quarry area. The individual committed suicide by driving his 1998 GMC truck over the edge of the quarry. The vechicle fell approximately 300 feet to the floor of the quarry. The Massachusetts State Police investigated the incident and confirmed that the individual committed suicide.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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