July 24, 1997
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Redland Stone Products Company · Struck by falling object
CONTRACTOR, MCCADDEN ENTERPRISES, WAS REPAIRING LOCOMOTIVE OWNED BY ALAMO GULF COAST RAILROAD WHEN A WHEEL AND BRAK ASSEMBLY FELL FROM BLOCKING AND STRUCK CONTRACTOR IN HEAD.
October 17, 1984
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Redland Stone Products Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE STORAGE BUILDING TRYING TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF MATERIAL THAT WAS BEING REMOVED BY A SCREW CONVEYOR AT THE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. APP THE EMPLOYE E WAS STANDING ON BRIDGED MATERIAL WHEN IT COLLAPSED CAUSING HIS FEET TO BECOME CAUGHT IN THE SCREW AND TOTALLY ENGULFING HIS BODY AND HEAD IN AMMONIUM NITRATE. IT IS BELIEVED HE WAS STANDING