Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220072780064

Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator

October 1, 2007 at 7:40 AM
TWIN STATE SAND & GRAVEL CO., INC. · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Grafton County, NH
ClassificationHANDLING OF MATERIALS
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Employee was retrieving pry bar from storage area on the ground, when personnel above him lost control of new return roller they were changing out. The return roller fell, striking the employee on the ground. While the employee was wearing proper safety equipment at the time, the impact of the roller resulted in his death.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
38 years
Experience at this mine
38 years
Experience in this job
38 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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