October 1, 2007
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin State Sand & Gravel Company Inc
· Struck by falling object
Employee was retrieving pry bar from storage area on the ground, when personnel above him lost control of new return roller they were changing out. The return roller fell, striking the employee on the ground. While the employee was wearing proper safety equipment at the time, the impact of the roller resulted in his death.