Fatality · MSHA Record #219941570001

Ledgeman/Hand fatality at ROCK OF AGES LITE SIDE (Rock Of Ages Corp), VT, May 20, 1994

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On May 20, 1994, a ledgeman/hand was fatally injured in an explosives and breaking agents accident at ROCK OF AGES LITE SIDE (Rock Of Ages Corp), VT.

ROCK OF AGES LITE SIDE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Rock Of Ages Corp (Kurt M Swenson)

Washington County, VT

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

[SEE ATTACHED] ... INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION WHILE OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC JET PIERCING TORCH ... IN A MANUAL MODE TO "BURN BACK" THE TOP CHANNEL ... OPERATOR DIRECT TIP BY HAND ... THE MOST PROB ABLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS IGNITION OF PREVIOUSLY UNIGNITED PYRODEX IN A HORIZONTAL DRILL HOLE DIRECTLY BELOW THE VICTIM. ... VICTIM HAD SEVERE WOUND TO FRONT OF HIS HEAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 17 years
Experience at this mine: 17 years
Experience in this job: 14 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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