Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220070430077

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver

February 2, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Loudoun County, VA
ClassificationHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
TypeCaught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
The truck owner was replacing a bolt in a pony axle. The owner had a bottle jack under one axle tire and a wooden block under the axle tire beside it. The owner then lowered the axles from the cab, positioned himself on a creeper between the 2 raised axle tires. The jack came out from under one axle tire; crushing the owner.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
8 years
Experience in this job
8 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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