Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220192110010

Mine Manager, Mine Foreman, Mine Owner

July 17, 2019 at 11:55 AM
BOURBEAU AGGREGATE LLC · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Franklin County, VT
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Workers removing a jaw crusher motor. As the hammer attachment was being positioned towards the crusher motor, the hydraulic hammer attachment fell from the excavator quick coupler. The hammer attachment struck the victim in the head pining them to the work platform.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Supervise
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
14.38 years
Experience at this mine
14.38 years
Experience in this job
14.38 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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