Fatality · MSHA Record #220103570048
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver
December 17, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Operator: S W Barrick & Sons (Aggregate Management, Inc)
Frederick County, MD
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Investigator narrative
4 workers were taking screens out of tower early in the shift. Later, supervisor looked & saw no one so he turned the plant on. Victim was standing on a belt conveyor, working inside the chute & the belt conveyor started. He was pulled out of the chute & conveyed under 2 other chutes located on the same belt conveyor. After the belt was shut down he was found under 3rd chute.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 0.21 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.21 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.21 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220103570048 · Mine ID 1800008Trainer view →