Fatality · MSHA Record #219961370001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Miller Materials (Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc), PA, May 8, 1996

at 9:20 AM

On May 8, 1996, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in an explosives and breaking agents accident at Miller Materials (Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc), PA.

Miller Materials · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc (Haines & Kibblehouse Inc et al)

Contractor on site: W21

Bucks County, PA

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

WE BELIEVE THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING A DETASLIDE DETONATOR INTO THE CAVITY OF A HDP-1 BOOSTER, WHEN THE CAP OF THE DETASLIDE UNIT SAW OUTSIDE PRESSURES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CAP DETONATED & IN TURN DETONATED THE HDP-1 BOOSTER INSTANTLY KILLING THE VICTIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Explosives
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: EXPLOSIVE-DIR REL TO INJR
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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