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Case study · MSHA Record #219872680001
Rock Driller fatality
September 21, 1987 at 1:30 PM
ROCK OF AGES LITE SIDE
· Rock Of Ages Corp
· Washington County, VT
Investigator narrative
VICTIM WAS HELP3NG TO PLACE A STEEL PLATE BURNER SHIELD (5X18X7/16--1600 LBS). AS THE PLATE TOUCHED THE GROUND THE CHAIN DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE PLATE TO TIP, THE VICTIM MOVED CLEAR AND THEN MOVED BACK IN F9ONT OF THE PLATE TO GUIDE IT AWAY FROM HIS DRILL. THE PLATE TIPPED ONTO HIM
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 21 years
- Experience at this mine
- 21 years
- Experience in this job
- 21 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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