Fatality · MSHA Record #220172200018
Ledgeman/Hand, Quarry Man
July 20, 2017 at 10:13 AM
Operator: Blue Sky Quarries, Inc. (Massoud Besharat)
Oglethorpe County, GA
ClassificationFALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator 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.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 0.69 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.69 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.69 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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