Maintenance Man fatality at Upham Quarry (Jerry Johnson Flagstone Quarries), PA, July 20, 1987

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On July 20, 1987, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Upham Quarry (Jerry Johnson Flagstone Quarries), PA.

Upham Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Jerry Johnson Flagstone Quarries (Johnson Charles E)

Bradford County, PA

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE HOIST MECHANISM ON THE BED OF A DUAL-AXLED DUMP TRUCK. THEY HAD WHICH CONTAINED APPROX. 7 TONS OF WASTE ROCK, WAS BEING HELD IN A RAISED POSITION BY A W OODEN POST AND A FORK LIFT, BOTH LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK BETWEEN THE BED AND THE FRAME. THE HOIST CYLINDER MECHANISM FAILED WHERE ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK FRAME, ALLOWING THE BE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219885550002 · Mine ID 3607904 Trainer view →