An employee was operating a CAT 390F excavator in the South Quarry Pit. The machine went into the water and sank to a depth of approximately 25 feet. Consistent with 103K order modifications approved by MSHA, the operator was recovered the following day.
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- MACHINERY 3 fatalities · 104 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 77 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 174 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 295 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 154 non-fatal
- OTHER 25 non-fatal
Incident timeline
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- Bainbridge Sand Plant GA
- POLK SAND PLANT FL
- TAFT TERMINAL FL
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- Tyrone Quarry GA
- PAULDING QUARRY GA
- Macon Quarry GA
- Golconda Quarry IL
- Lake City Quarry KY
- TSB Quarry FL
- Springfield Quarry VA
- Six Mile Quarry GA
- Leonardtown Sand & Gravel MD
- Notasulga Quarry AL
- Port Manatee Clinker Grinding Plant FL
- SOUTH RICHMOND QUARRY VA
- Forest Park Quarry GA
- HAVRE DE GRACE QUARRY MD
- GULF HAMMOCK QUARRY FL
- Sunniland Mine FL
- Sandy Point Plant VA
- GRIFFIN QUARRY GA
- Atmore Sand and Gravel AL
- Frederick Quarry MD
- FREDERICK GRINDING PLANT MD
- ALBANY SAND PLANT GA
- Goose Bay Aggregates MD
- Auburndale Terminal FL
- Columbus Quarry LLC GA
- Naples Quarry FL
- BROOKSVILLE QUARRY FL
- GA CENTRAL MAINTENANCE SHOP GA
- Keuka Sand Plant FL
- HARPER GREENMEADOWS QUARY FL
- ALICO ROAD QUARRY FL
- ROME QUARRY GA
- GREENSPRING QUARRY MD
- Marion Sand Plant FL
- TURKEY ISLAND VA
- Columbus Quarry GA
- Keuka Industrial Sand Plant FL
Fatalities under this operator
6 recordedEMPLOYEE WORKING NEAR EDGE OF HIGHWALL FELL 90 FEET AFTER SLIPPING OR STEPPING IN WRONG DIRECTION.
EE WAS IN BIN AS MATERIAL WAS BEING DISCHARGED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING PAD FOR DRAGLINE TO EXCAVATE LIMEROCK USING A CAT TRACK DOZER NEXT TO A WATER FILLED PIT THE MACHINE BACKED OVE THE EDGE AND FELL INTO 25 FT OF WATER. EMPLOYEE DIED.
I NAME WAS TRAPPED IN CHEVROLET C-10 PICK-UP TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AS THE RESULT OF BEING BACKED OVER BY A CATERPILLAR 775 HAUL TRUCK HE PULLED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TRUCK BEYOND SIGHT OF WHERE H E COULD BE SEEN FROM THE CAB OF THE CAT TRUCK WHEN THE CAT OF THE CAT TRUCK PROCEEDED BACKWARDS IT CRUSHED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TRAPPING THE DRIVER
FATALITY OCCURR9D WHILE EMPL TRYING TO STRING OUT WELDING LEAD ALONG WALKWAY OVER PAIR OF TROMMELS.A LIFTING EYE CAUGHT LEAD AND PULLED EMPL AROUND TROMMEL AND INTO CATCH BASIN BELOW.WATER THE N WASHED EMPL I3TO DRAINAGE DITCH.
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