Fatality · MSHA Record #220191350001
Outside Foreman, Leadman
May 13, 2019 at 11:30 AM
Operator: Greene County Quarries, Inc. (Robert E Paul)
Oglethorpe County, GA
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
Crane fell over into quarry with operator inside cab. The victim was operating crane lifting an approximately 15 ton block of granite from the pit. The boom of the crane lowered causing the crane to tip over and fall 85 feet into the pit.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Source of injury
- CRANES,DERRICKS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 40 years
- Experience at this mine
- 26 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220191350001 · Mine ID 0901109Trainer view →