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March 23, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Premier Silica LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

4-employees were performing preventative maintenance on the aerial tram system used to transport stone from the quarry to the plant. While tensioning the steel cable used to carry the tram buckets, the hydraulic cylinder assembly pulled loose from its anchor point. One employee was fatally injured and another suffered a broken leg, after being struck by components of the system.

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