Mine Manager fatality at Columbia Quarry (Columbia Rock Products Corp), TN, July 19, 1984

I.NAME AND I.NAME HOOKING PEDESTAL MOUNTED FLOOD LIGHTS.I.NAME DRIVING #9 TRUCK WITH MAN LIFT BOOM ON IT.WHEN HE PARKED TRUCK SET HANDBRAKE AND GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO HELP I.ANEM UNTANGLE POWER C ORD.I.NAME TOLD I.NAME TO GET BACK IN TRUCK AND TURN ON LIGHTS AND START PTO SO BOOM COULD BE USED.I.NAME STATED WHEN HE TURNED TO GO BACK AROUND TRUCK IT WAS ROLLING TOWARD THEM.HE JUMPED OU

Activity at time of incident

Walking, Running

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Underground location

LAST OPEN CROSSCUT

Mining method

Continuous Mining

Accident type

Struck by powered moving object

Source of injury

PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS

Nature of injury

FRACTURE,CHIP

Body part affected

CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)

Total mining experience

40 years

Experience at this mine

40 years

Experience in this job

40 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY

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