EMPLOYEE HAD BACKED HIS VEHICLE UP TO THE BERM TO DUMP BUT DID NOT. AT SOME POINT SHORTLY AFTER AND FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE EMPLOYEE EXITED HIS VEHICLE. HIS BODY WAS FOUND BY A CO-WORKER, HAVI NG BEEN RUN OVER BY THE TWO DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES.
Incidentes mineros en Connecticut
Connecticut tiene 4 muertes mineras registradas ante la MSHA, en 1,221 incidentes reportables (1986–1999).
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- Muertes registradas
- 4
- Total de incidentes
- 1,221
- Tasa de mortalidad
- 0%
Muertes año tras año
- 1986 1
- 1995 1
- 1997 1
- 1999 1
Principales minas en Connecticut por número de muertes
- 01 Canaan 1mortales 304 total
- 02 North Branford Quarry 1mortales 205 total
- 03 YORK HILL MINE & MILL 1mortales 12 total
- 04 PRZEKOPSKI SAND & GRAVEL & FARM 1mortales 1 total
Principales operadores por número de muertes
- 01 Przekopski Sand Gravel & Farm 1mortales
- 02 Specialty Minerals Inc 1mortales
- 03 The York Hill Trap Rock Quarry Company, Inc. 1mortales
- 04 Tilcon Connecticut Inc 1mortales
Muertes recientes
WHILE 2 EES WERE LOADING BOREHOLE, 1 CARTRIDGE OF EXPLOSIVE BECAME LODGED. WHILE TRYNG TO DEAL WITH THE LOADGED CARTRIDGE, IT DETONATED. THE DETONATION CAUSED SIGNIFICANT BODILY INJURY TO TWO EES. THE FORCE OF THE DETONATION CAUSED ONE EE TO GO OVER THE HIGHWALL; THIS EE DIED.
WORKER OPERATING FRONT END LOADER TO PLACE MATERIAL FOR A BERM NEXT TO AN OPEN PIT 12' DEEP, GOT TOO CLOSE AND THE PIT WALL COLLAPSED OVERTURNING THE LOADER AND KILLING THE OPERATOR.
EE WAS DRIVING 0RONT END LOADER INTO QUARRY WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & DROVE INTO WATER HOLE ON 1ST LEVEL OF QUARRY.