Fatality · MSHA Record #219953000001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Devault Quarry (Independence Construction Materials), PA, August 15, 1995

at 11:15 AM

On August 15, 1995, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Devault Quarry (Independence Construction Materials), PA.

Devault Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Independence Construction Materials (A Ross Myers)

Contractor on site: VXZ

Chester County, PA

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

DRIVER WAS DELIVERING TO CONTRACTORS SITE STEEL PLATES. WHILE CONTRACTOR WAS UNLOADING 3 1/4 " THICK X 96 X 240 STEEL PLATES, DRIVER EXITED THE TRUCK, WALKED UNDER SUSPENDED LOAD. THE STRAP BR OKE ALLOWING PLATES TO STRIKE DRIVER ON TOP OF HEAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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