Crane Operator

February 24, 1986 at 1:15 PM

Pineville · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC (Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co))

Mecklenburg County, NC

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

I.NAME WAS REMO5ING A 10' SECTION OF BOOM FROM A 108 LINK BELT CRANE. I.NAME FAILED TO BLOCK & SECURE THE BOOM BEFORE POSITIONING HIMSELF UNDER THE BOOM TO REMOVE THE LAST BOTTOM PIN. WHEN THE LAST PIN W5S REMOVED THE BOOM COLLAPSED PINNING I.NAME BETWEEN THE BOOM & GROUND.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219860620153 · Mine ID 3101258 Trainer view →