FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Name: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS at Blue Sky Quarries, Inc.
Start: 07/20/2017

Fatal · 220172200018 · 07/20/2017 · Blue Sky Quarries, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massoud Besharat
Operator: Blue Sky Quarries, Inc.
Mine: 0901147

Narrative

Cracked stone fell and crushed employee. Employee didn't follow procedure. Employee's lanyard wasn't tied off and the employee was using a foot wedge and jackhammer with 1 1/4"" bit. Employee should have been using 3/4"" plug drill and 5"" tether and wedge. The employee was drilling from the base and should have been drilling at the top.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown