Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated (Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc), VA, February 2, 2007

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On February 2, 2007, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a handtools (nonpowered) accident at Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated (Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc), VA.

Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc (John Gudelsky)

Contractor on site: Q822

Loudoun County, VA

Classification HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Type Caught 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
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 8 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

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July 5, 1988 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Loudoun Quarries-Div/Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc, VA
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220070430077 · Mine ID 4400024 Trainer view →