Mining Incidents
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Case study · MSHA Record #219941610001

Fatal mining incident

May 31, 1994 at 9:30 AM
Westford Quarry · Roma Stone Corp · Middlesex County, MA
Investigator narrative
9:30 A DRIVER OF ONE TRUCK HAD PARKED HIS TRUCK TO BE LOADED. HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO O OVER TO THE OTHER TRUCK. A[T] SOME TIME HE POSITIONED HIMSELF BEHIND THE OTHER TRUCK WHICH PROCEEDED TO BACK UP. THE VICTIM WAS RUN OVER BY THE TRUCK WHICH WAS BACKING UP.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time
Observe Operations
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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