Fatality · MSHA Record #220070940020

Maintenance Man fatality at Glass Rock Operation (Premier Silica LLC), OH, March 23, 2007

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On March 23, 2007, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Glass Rock Operation (Premier Silica LLC), OH.

Glass Rock Operation · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Premier Silica LLC (Oglebay Norton Company)

Perry County, OH

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

4-employees were performing preventative maintenance on the aerial tram system used to transport stone from the quarry to the plant. While tensioning the steel cable used to carry the tram buckets, the hydraulic cylinder assembly pulled loose from its anchor point. One employee was fatally injured and another suffered a broken leg, after being struck by components of the system.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 26 years
Experience in this job: 11 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220070940020 · Mine ID 3301354 Trainer view →